Theme
Transition
Events involving transition.
Initial theme stub generated from temp/south_africa_20th_century_timeline_starter.csv.
Events
21 August 1989Harare Declaration sets out a path to negotiations1990–1994Negotiated transition1990–1994Right-wing resistance and violence during the transition2 February 1990Unbanning of political organisations4 May 1990Government and ANC adopt the Groote Schuur Minute6 August 1990Pretoria Minute advances negotiations1991Apartheid repeal package20–21 December 1991CODESA negotiations begin17 March 1992Referendum gives de Klerk a mandate to continue negotiations1993Interim Constitution9 December 1993Transitional Executive Council Act1994Formation of the South African National Defence Force27 April 1994First democratic election