| Author | : Felix Kaemmerer |
| File Size | : 46,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 04 February 2004 |
| ISBN | : 9783638251006 |
| Pages | : 28 pages |
South Africa From Apartheid to democracy by Felix Kaemmerer Book PDF Summary
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Didactics - English - Applied Geography, grade: 1,3 (A), University of St. Gallen (English Advanced Course), language: English, abstract: “This is for all South Africans, an unforgettable occasion. It is the realisation of hopes and dreams that we have cherished over decades. The dreams of a South Africa which represents all South Africans. It is the beginning of a new era. We have moved from an era of pessimism, division, limited opportunities, turmoil and conflict. We are starting a new era of hope, reconciliation and nation building. We sincerely hope that by the mere casting of a vote the results will give hope to all South Africans and make all South Africans realise this is our country. We are one nation.” i Ten years after Nelson Mandela’s statement after the first democratic elections in South Africa, the nation is going to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the first elections on April 27, 2004. I am trying to expound South Africa’s development from the foundation of the Union of South Africa to the elections of 1948 and the establishment and consolidation of the Apartheid regime to the peaceful revolution in the early 1990s in the following.