Mandela inaugurated as president 22 years ago today
It has been exactly 22 years today since adored icon Nelson Mandela was democratically elected as South Africa's first black president.
On April 27 1994 that year, the country’s first democratic election took place, marking the beginning of the reign of an ANC-led government.
Twenty-two million South Africans, many of which were first-time voters, waited for hours to cast their ballot.
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A little less than two weeks later, Madiba was elected as President of the Republic replacing predecessor, National Party leader F.W. de Klerk.
Watch Tata's inaugural speech below.
Today, 10/5/94 #Madiba inaugurated as South Africa’s 1st democratically elected President https://t.co/H4jWt9m10g pic.twitter.com/39zgHUJDWy
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) May 10, 2016
(Photo via Twitter/ Carla McKenzie)