Democracy South Africa Quiz

Pretoria Minute

- MK agrees to end the armed struggle

Inkatha/IFP 

-  tribal group seeking independence

-  leader = buthelezi

- wanted homeland independence

- arch nemesis being ANC

Government of National Unity

- any party who earned 5% of popular vote is part of GNU 

- included 3 groups (ANC, NP, IFP)

Afrikaner Resistance Movement

- storms the world trade center 

- they want an independent state

COSATU

- linking black labor and economy to anti-apartheid struggle and movement

Mass Democratic Movement

- collection of 400 groups 

- strikes, protests 

- anti-apartheid 

CODESA I

- 1991

- calls for a system of power sharing, reconciliation

- inner workings of first interim constitution

CODESA II 

- established over failed negotiations regarding homeland independence 

- created a clear framework for election ‘94

Record of Understanding

- GNU (structure) 

- Ban on tribal weapons

- release political prisoners

Chris Hani

- assassinated 

- mandela helps bring people together with massive funeral

- he unites nation

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act 1986

- prohibits US financial investments in South Africa 

- first real policy to address apartheid

Tricameral Parliament 1983

- 3 chambers 

- first reform (white, colored, indian) racial groups

 Identify, with specific detail, how the 1996 Constitution expanded democracy in South Africa. 

- the final constitution was created by an elected assembly so people created it 

- it honored 11 official languages 

- it established a Bill of Rights guaranteeing fundamental human rights

- there were term limits