P2Q5 SA 1994/ Government of National Unity (Document)
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What was one of the negative outcomes of the insurrection in the 1980s according to the text?

  • Promotion of peaceful negotiations
  • Increase in trust between Whites and Blacks
  • Expansion of economic stability
  • Disruption of black schools (correct)
  • Why did Whites fear democracy in South Africa during the crises of the 1990s?

  • Hope for a more diverse political landscape
  • Desire to share power with all racial groups
  • Belief in the immediate end of apartheid
  • Fear of a communist black government taking everything they owned (correct)
  • In 1985, what condition did PW Botha set for the release of Nelson Mandela?

  • Peaceful transition to a democratic system
  • Immediate dismantling of apartheid laws
  • ANC leadership to enter the government
  • ANC withdrawal of violence as a form of struggle (correct)
  • Why did Nelson Mandela refuse talks with the government in 1985 according to the text?

    <p>Government policies were considered as obstacles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prompted Nelson Mandela to request a meeting with the government in Pollsmoor prison in 1986?

    <p>The Emergency of 1986</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which party lost a significant number of seats in the election, leading De Klerk to believe that the white population would support reform?

    <p>The National Party</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event in 1989 marked a new turn in world history according to the passage?

    <p>The collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Harare Declaration adopted by the ANC and its allies in 1989?

    <p>To set out the principles under which political negotiations would be acceptable to the liberation movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What announcement did De Klerk make when he opened Parliament on February 2, 1990?

    <p>The unbanning of anti-apartheid organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main challenge faced by ANC and MDM leaders in 1989 as they prepared for negotiations?

    <p>Convincing their members to support negotiations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group was responsible for the attacks on the St James Church and Heidelberg Tavern in 1993?

    <p>The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Transitional Executive Council established in the lead-up to the 1994 elections?

    <p>To rule the country in the run-up to the first democratic elections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Independent Electoral Commission and Independent Media Commission established prior to the 1994 elections?

    <p>To ensure the integrity and fairness of the electoral process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the attacks on the St James Church and Heidelberg Tavern impact the negotiations towards South Africa's first democratic elections?

    <p>They made most negotiators work harder to reach an agreement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Government of National Unity (GNU) formed after the 1994 elections?

    <p>To provide a power-sharing arrangement between the major political parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary aim of the new Constitution drafted by the democratic parliament?

    <p>To protect the rights of all citizens and prevent abuse of power by any government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the mid-1990s in terms of South Africans' understanding of the new Constitution?

    <p>South Africans had come to understand that the Constitution protected the rights of all citizens and cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is South Africa's current Constitution described in the passage?

    <p>As one of the most progressive and liberal constitutions in the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened one week before the 1994 election date?

    <p>The IFP agreed to participate in the elections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did South Africans react on the day of the 1994 elections?

    <p>The majority queued patiently in a spirit of celebration and unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concerns were raised about the election process?

    <p>Claims of vote rigging and stuffed ballot boxes, especially in rural areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did FW de Klerk concede that the ANC had won the election?

    <p>Three days before the results were announced</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What compromise did Nelson Mandela make after the election results?

    <p>He accepted that the IFP had won in Natal province</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the spirit of compromise, a Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed with Mandela as president and with FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as two deputy presidents, and six NP cabinet ministers in a 30-member cabinet. The first great achievement of the new democratic parliament was to draft a new ____________.

    <p>Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the mid-1990s, most South Africans had come to understand that their rights were best protected by a constitution that protected the rights of all citizens and cultures – and did not treat any groups ____________.

    <p>differently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Today, South Africa’s Constitution is regarded as one of the most progressive and liberal constitutions in the world: Protects the rights of individual citizens and prevents abuse of power by any ____________.

    <p>government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    But the real work of transforming and rebuilding the country was only ____________.

    <p>beginning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There were compromises on the detail of clauses, but there was agreement on most of the fundamental principles in the ____________.

    <p>Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ANC agreed to a 'sunset clause' proposed by Joe Slovo that the jobs of white officials in government would be guaranteed for _____ years.

    <p>5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A democratically elected constitution-making body would also act as a transitional Government of National _________.

    <p>Unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The NP abandoned its insistence on explicit minority vetoes and came to accept the idea that Afrikaners would be better protected under a liberal democratic constitution with limited power sharing for the first few _______.

    <p>years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The government quietly abandoned its support for the ________.

    <p>IFP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Record of Understanding agreed that there would be limited power sharing in a government of national ________ (GNU).

    <p>unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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