Mandela inaugurated as President
1994 · Event
Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first Black president, completing the end of apartheid.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Master, Sub-Saharan Africa
More from The Fall of Apartheid
- Apartheid (1948)
- Soweto uprising (1976)
- Sharpeville massacre (1960)
- Mandela imprisoned (Rivonia Trial) (1964)
- The National Party wins on apartheid (1948)
- The Freedom Charter (1955)
- De Klerk takes power (1989)
- The assassination of Chris Hani (1993)
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- Chernobyl disaster (1986)
- Yugoslav Wars (1991)
- Gulf War (1990)
- War on Terror (2001)
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams) (1991)
- Invention of the World Wide Web (1989)
- September 11 attacks (2001)
- That's The Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson) (1993)
- Pop music: the 1990s (1990)