Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)

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The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) was a multi-party negotiating forum in the early 1990s that laid the groundwork for ending apartheid and establishing a democratic constitutional order in South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African political event ⓘ
multi-party conference ⓘ
political negotiation forum ⓘ
aim create interim government arrangements ⓘ
draft principles for a new constitution ⓘ
chairperson Judge Michael Corbett ⓘ
coChairperson Cyril Ramaphosa ⓘ
Roelf Meyer ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
endDate 1993-05-01 ⓘ
followedBy 1994 South African general election ⓘ
Multi-Party Negotiating Process ⓘ
interim Constitution of South Africa (1993) ⓘ
hasPart CODESA I ⓘ
linked to: CODESA

CODESA II ⓘ
linked to: CODESA
language Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
legacy foundation for South Africa’s 1996 Constitution ⓘ
location Johannesburg ⓘ
Kempton Park ⓘ
notableIncident Boipatong massacre impact on negotiations ⓘ
opposedBy Conservative Party (South Africa) ⓘ
far-right white groups ⓘ
some radical anti-apartheid groups ⓘ
organizer African National Congress ⓘ
National Party government of South Africa ⓘ
participant African National Congress ⓘ
Democratic Party (South Africa) ⓘ
Inkatha Freedom Party ⓘ
National Party ⓘ
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania ⓘ
South African Communist Party ⓘ
business organizations ⓘ
civil society organizations ⓘ
homeland governments ⓘ
politicalContext apartheid in South Africa ⓘ
precededBy secret negotiations between ANC and South African government ⓘ
purpose establish democratic constitutional order in South Africa ⓘ
negotiate end of apartheid ⓘ
result Declaration of Intent (CODESA) ⓘ
constitutional principles for democratic South Africa ⓘ
shortName CODESA ⓘ
significantEvent transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa ⓘ
startDate 1991-12-20 ⓘ
topic bill of rights ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
interim government ⓘ
power-sharing ⓘ
venue World Trade Centre, Kempton Park ⓘ

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South African Communist Party → participatedIn → Convention for a Democratic South Africa ⓘ
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Convention for a Democratic South Africa → result → Declaration of Intent (CODESA) ⓘ
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South African politics → transitionProcess → Convention for a Democratic South Africa ⓘ
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Tokyo Sexwale → participantIn → South African transition to democracy ⓘ
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CODESA → fullName → Convention for a Democratic South Africa ⓘ
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CODESA → alsoKnownAs → Convention for a Democratic South Africa negotiations ⓘ
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World Trade Centre, Kempton Park → associatedWithEvent → Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) ⓘ
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Roelf Meyer → participatedIn → Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) ⓘ