South African general election, 1989

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The South African general election of 1989 was the last whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, marking a turning point that led to negotiations to end minority rule and transition to democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in South African history ⓘ
general election ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ
associatedWith release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 ⓘ
unbanning of liberation movements in 1990 ⓘ
context Cold War era politics in Southern Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
date 6 September 1989 ⓘ
electoralBody Coloured electorate for House of Representatives ⓘ
Indian electorate for House of Delegates ⓘ
white electorate for House of Assembly ⓘ
electoralIssue international sanctions and isolation of South Africa ⓘ
reform of apartheid system ⓘ
security and conflict in townships ⓘ
electoralSystem whites-only parliamentary election under apartheid ⓘ
excludedFromFranchise Black African majority ⓘ
followedBy South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
historicalSignificance last whites-only parliamentary election in South Africa ⓘ
marked beginning of the end of apartheid political order ⓘ
leaderOfWinningParty F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
ledTo formal negotiations with the African National Congress ⓘ
negotiations to end minority rule ⓘ
legalFramework South African Constitution of 1983 ⓘ
legislativeBodyElected House of Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
House of Delegates of South Africa ⓘ
House of Representatives of South Africa ⓘ
location Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
mainGoverningPartyAfterElection National Party ⓘ
mainGoverningPartyBeforeElection National Party ⓘ
mainOppositionParty Conservative Party (South Africa) ⓘ
Democratic Party (South Africa) ⓘ
partOf apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ
pavedWayFor Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) ⓘ
first non-racial democratic elections in 1994 ⓘ
interim Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
precededBy South African general election, 1987 ⓘ
previousStatePresident P. W. Botha ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
resultedIn renewed mandate for reform-oriented National Party leadership ⓘ
statePresidentAfterElection F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Tricameral Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
tookPlaceUnder apartheid system ⓘ
turningPointIn transition from apartheid to democracy ⓘ
typeOfFranchise racially segregated franchise ⓘ
votingRestrictedTo Coloured population (House of Representatives) ⓘ
Indian population (House of Delegates) ⓘ
white population (House of Assembly) ⓘ
wonBy National Party ⓘ

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National Party (South Africa) → participatedIn → South African general election, 1989 ⓘ
South African general election, 1994 → follows → South African general election, 1989 ⓘ
South African general election, 1987 → followedBy → South African general election, 1989 ⓘ
Tricameral Parliament of South Africa → lastElection → 1989 South African general election ⓘ
linked to: South African general election, 1989
1994 South African general election → previousElection → 1989 South African general election ⓘ
linked to: South African general election, 1989