1994 South African presidential election

none 1994 South African presidential election South Africa presidential no 1989 South African presidential election 1989 1999 South African presidential election 1999 9 May 1994 Nelson Mandela 1994.jpg 107 107 130 0 0 Nelson Mandela African National Congress Unopposed President F.W. de Klerk NP Nelson Mandela African National Congress 400 votes in the National Assembly 201 300px On 9 May 1994, the newly election National Assembly held its first presidential election. This would be the first in which a black chief-executive would be indirectly elected.Parliament elected Mandela 20 years ago – Nelson Mandela Foundation https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/parliament-elected-mandela-20-years-ago 2026-08-27 www.nelsonmandela.org en-ZA The African National Congress (ANC) had won an overwhelming majority of 62.25% in the 26-29 April general election.Election Results 1994 South African History Online https://sahistory.org.za/archive/election-results-1994 2026-08-27 sahistory.org.za en Under the 1993 Interim Constitution, any member of the National Assembly can be nominated for president though will need a 50% +1 majority of the house.https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/legal/sacon93.htm CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, ACT 200 OF 1993 2026-08-27 www.justice.gov.za Elections On 26–29 April 1994, South Africa held its first general election on the basis of universal suffrage.The South African general elections: 1994 South African History Online https://sahistory.org.za/article/south-african-general-elections-1994 2026-08-27 sahistory.org.za en The ANC won this election with 62.25%, giving them an overwhelming mandate to govern outright. This gave the ANC 252 seats in the National Assembly, well over the 201-seat majority and enough to elect a president. On 9 May 1994, once the National Assembly had assembled, newly elected National Assembly member and wife of anti-apartheid activist Walter Sisulu, Albertina Sisulu, nominated Nelson Mandela for president. Mandela stood unopposed and thus was dually elected president of the Republic of South Africa, the first black individual to hold an executive office. Inauguration One day after the National Assembly indirectly elected Nelson Mandela as president, the inauguration took place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.BlackPast 2009-01-26 (1994) Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Address as President of South Africa https://blackpast.org/global-african-history/1994-nelson-mandela-s-inaugural-address-president-south-africa/ 2026-08-27 BlackPast.org en-US This ceremony involved the swearing in of the president and his executive deputies.Nelson Mandela inauguration, 1994 South African History Online https://sahistory.org.za/image/nelson-mandela-inauguration-1994 2026-08-27 sahistory.org.za en References Category:Presidential elections in South Africa President Category:May 1994 in Africa Category:1994 in South Africa