FREEDOM DAY SOUTH AFRICA
Freedom Day (South Africa)
In 1994 Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison. It is also the first year when all South Africans 18years and older were allowed to vote.15 years later we still have many challenges to face , we turned out in full force again on 22 April 2009 to cast out vote to ensure a better future for this wonderful country of ours.
(extract from historical source.)
Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on April 27.
It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.
The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group was allowed to vote.
Previously, under the apartheid regime, non-whites had only limited rights to vote.
Some groups and social movements celebrate a version of Freedom Day called UnFreedom Day in which they mourn the unfreedom still experienced by the poor.
In 1994 Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison. It is also the first year when all South Africans 18years and older were allowed to vote.15 years later we still have many challenges to face , we turned out in full force again on 22 April 2009 to cast out vote to ensure a better future for this wonderful country of ours.
(extract from historical source.)
Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on April 27.
It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.
The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group was allowed to vote.
Previously, under the apartheid regime, non-whites had only limited rights to vote.
Some groups and social movements celebrate a version of Freedom Day called UnFreedom Day in which they mourn the unfreedom still experienced by the poor.
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