The Constitutional Assembly, in which the ANC held a majority after the 1994 election, adopted the final Constitution on 8 May. Certification and later amendments followed. The document established a rights-based constitutional order after apartheid, while leaving land ownership and economic power deeply unequal.
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Which body adopted South Africa’s final Constitution in 1996?
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The Constitutional Assembly adopted the final text on 8 May 1996.