New Constitution In South Africa


 
 
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New Constitution In South Africa

Towards a New Constitution: As protests and struggles increased, the white rulers realised that they could no longer keep the blacks under their rule by limiting their freedom. Then the government changed its policies by repealing discriminatory laws. Ban on political parties and restrictions on the media were removed. After spending 28 years in jail, Nelson Mandela became a free person. Finally at the midnight of 26th April, 1994, the new democratic state of the Republic of South Africa emerged. The apartheid government came to an end, paving the way for the formation of a multi-racial government.

Equality of Races in South Africa: After the emergence of the democratic South Africa, black leaders appealed to fellow blacks to forgive the whites for the atrocities they had committed while in power. They wanted to build up a new South Africa based on equality of all races. The party that ruled through oppression and the party that led the freedom strugle sat together to draw up a common Constitution.Afrer debates and discussions of two years, they made one of the finest Constitutions of the world. From this Constitution.

They included everybodyy in the society, whatever they might have done or represented in the past. This spirit is summed up  in the Preamble to  the South Arican Constitution. This  South African Constitution inspires democrats all over the world. Now, South Africa is seen as a modek of democracy. 

 

 
 


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