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The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from during the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997. As a transitional constitution it required the newly elected Parliament to also serve as a constituent assembly to adopt a
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 or Interim Constitution was introduced at the end of apartheid to govern the period of transition. It introduced, for the first time, the framework of a liberal democracy, universal adult suffrage and a bill of rights .
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The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993. The negotiations culminated in the passage of a new interim Constitution in 1993, a precursor to the Constitution of 1996; and in South Africa's first non-racial elections in 1994, won by the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement.
Nepal — Interim Constitution of Nepal (from 2007- 20 September 2015) Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Government of India Act 1935 (August 1947 to March 11) Philippines — 1986 Freedom Constitution (from 1986 to 1987) South Africa — Interim Constitution of South Africa (from 27 April 1994 to 4 February 1997)
After the 1994 elections, the interim Constitution of 1993 was replaced in May 1996 with the final Constitution.The Independent Electoral Commission Act was, likewise, replaced by the Electoral Commission Act of 1996, which came into force on 17 October 1996 and which established the Electoral Commission in its current, permanent, form, as a chapter nine institution. [12]
It is most prominently associated with the abolition of capital punishment in South Africa, which was the result of the Constitutional Court's ruling in S v Makwanyane. Though Makwanyane was decided under the Interim Constitution, the Constitutional Court later upheld the ruling under the 1996 Constitution, including in Mohamed v President.
Pages in category "Historical constitutions of South Africa" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .