CODESA opens negotiations on a democratic political order

Parliament adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Bill, targeting the Group Areas Act and major land laws. The principal repeal provisions took effect on 30 June. Removing racial...

Parliament voted to repeal the law underpinning apartheid's racial classification system. The repeal commenced on 28 June, while the existing population register remained relevant during the...

Colombia's Constituent Assembly signed and approved a new Constitution recognizing the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. Indigenous rights and a transitional provision concerning Black...

Political, business and labour representatives signed the National Peace Accord in Johannesburg. The agreement established structures to monitor, mediate and investigate violence during the...

The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit opened in Washington, running through 27 October. Delegates developed 17 principles connecting environmental protection with...

A state-court jury acquitted officers on nearly all charges arising from the beating of Rodney King, failing to agree on one count. Protests and destructive unrest followed. The events exposed a...

The High Court recognized the Meriam people's native title to Mer in the Torres Strait. The judgment rejected the legal treatment of Australia as land without prior owners and opened a wider route...

Armed attackers killed township residents in Boipatong during the transition from apartheid. The massacre intensified accusations about state responsibility and contributed to the breakdown of...

Ciskei forces fired on a mass march challenging Oupa Gqozo's regime and demanding free political activity. The killings demonstrated the danger posed by apartheid's homeland institutions during the...

During protests marking 500 years since Columbus's arrival in the Americas, demonstrators in San Cristóbal de las Casas toppled the statue of conquistador Diego de Mazariegos. The action challenged...