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1992
 
   
The New York company Dance Theatre of Harlem tours South Africa, with the slogan 'Dancing Through Barriers'      
1993
 
   
Apartheid ends in South Africa, after two thirds of white voters vote for its abolition in a referendum      
1993
 
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Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their partnership in South Africa        
1994
 
   
A new constitution in South Africa guarantees equal rights to all citizens      
1994
 
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South Africa's first non-racial election is won by the ANC with 63% of the vote      
1994
 
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Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first president of the new democratic South Africa      
1994
 
    
With apartheid ended, South Africa rejoins the Commonwealth of Nations       
1996
 
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu chairs South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission       
1999
 
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Nelson Mandela retires from active politics and is succeeded by Thabo Mbeki as South Africa's president       
2007
 
     
Jacob Zuma is elected president of the African National Congress in South Africa, in place of Thabo Mbeki