Africa

South Africa History: Frederick Willem took office in 1989 and began to reform the government. He freed Mandela and other political prisoners, desegregated public facilities, and gave the ANC legal status. Mandela later suspended the ANC’s armed struggle and dropped it socialists ideology. Violent clashes between rival African groups, among other factors, threatened progress toward greater political change. However, most apartheid provisions were abolished in 1991, and negotiations for a new constitution began in 1992. Mandela and de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 993. Government: south Africa’s president is chief of state and head of government. The president is chosen by an elected parliament on the basis of the majority party’s recommendation. Members of the National Assembly are elected directly by popular vote, while council members are chosen by the nine provincial parliaments. The president serves a maximum of two five-year terms. The voting age is 18. Tiffane