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21
December
1991

CODESA opens negotiations on a democratic transition

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Organization history 📅 21 December 1991 📍 South Africa

The first plenary session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa opened at the World Trade Centre near Johannesburg. Delegates from political parties signed a Declaration of Intent, although the IFP and Bophuthatswana government did not sign it. CODESA created a formal arena for negotiations, while the ANC continued to insist on majority rule and an elected constituent assembly.

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ANC

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Inkatha Freedom Party

Pan Africanist Congress

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African National Congress