Democratic Constitution In South Africa


 
 
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Democratic Constitution In South Africa

Constitutional Design: In democracy, there are certain basic rules that the citizens and the government have to follow. All such rules together are known as Constitution. It is the supreme law of the country. It determines the rights of citizens, the powers of the government and how the government should function.

Democratic Constitution In South Africa: After a long struggle for freedom, South Africa became independent and got its democratic Constitution. Nelson Mandela is considered the chief driving force behind it. He not only fought for freedom, but also for rights and equality among black and white people. He was being tried for treason by the white South African government.Alongwith seven other leaders, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose the apartheid regime. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa's most dreaded (fearful) prison, Robben Island.

 
 
 


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