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Test your knowledge of South African political history with the DM168 online news quiz

Test your knowledge of South African political history with the DM168 online news quiz
27 April this year marks the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections. (Photo: Clive Mason / Getty Images)
By Daily Maverick
29 Apr 2023
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How much do you know about South Africa's political history? Take DM168’s latest online news quiz. From the negotiations for democracy to the first democratic election and more, this quiz covers the events and figures that shaped South Africa's transition to democracy.

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  • Roelf Pretorius says:
    1 May 2023 at 01:39

    It is true that the Boipatong massacre played a role in the ANC’s withdrawal, but I can still vividly remember Nelson Mandela motivating it by saying that the NP wants to have a system where the “majority loses all”.

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