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Article: South Africa rejoins the world community; Nelson Mandela elected president. (includes related article)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- September 1, 1994
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Today, we have been privileged to witness a turning-point in the history of a nation. Today, South Africa regains its rightful place in Africa, in the United Nations and in the family of nations", Secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali said in congratulating Nelson Mandela on his inauguration as State President of the Republic of South Africa on 10 May. The Pretoria ceremony followed South Africa's first non-racial and democratic elections, held from 26 to 29 April, which resulted in victories for former political prisoner Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC).
The UN Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA)--the largest ...