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title: "How did the apartheid end in South Africa?"  
description: "The end of apartheid in South Africa was achieved through negotiations, the release of Nelson Mandela, and multiracial elections in 1994."  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2023-11-20  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3296/how-did-the-apartheid-end-in-south-africa  
category: "political"  
tags: ["Negotiations", "Nelson Mandela", "1994", "Multiracial Elections", "International Pressure"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did the apartheid end in South Africa?

![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/a07a0959-c480-4c56-b327-0921263e35eb.jpeg) How did the apartheid end in South Africa? ![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/db545370-fbfd-4352-8d6f-f3de946cbda8.jpeg) Negotiations: Negotiations between the apartheid government and the ANC, starting in the late 1980s, led to the end of apartheid. ![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/8ea18194-f1d8-4113-8e46-428fff3b69f4.jpeg) Release of Nelson Mandela: Mandela's release in 1990 signaled a major shift and set the stage for reconciliation. ![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/8c1445bf-e878-4ec8-9290-1ef50bfe0e6f.jpeg) Multiracial Elections: The 1994 democratic elections marked the end of apartheid, with Mandela becoming South Africa's first black president. ![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/61f16e9c-3da7-4330-ba3f-92a90380972f.jpeg) Repeal of Apartheid Laws: Key apartheid laws were repealed, dismantling the legal framework of racial segregation. ![How did the apartheid end in South Africa](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0e6fff4e-fb2e-421e-9bfe-961d624548e6/images/12102d88-2d12-4ea7-9fc2-027d166f015c.jpeg) International Pressure and Sanctions: Global condemnation and sanctions, along with domestic resistance, pressured the government for the apartheid.

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