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In what year did South Africa hold its first general election under universal adult suffrage?

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www.gov.za, britannica, "south africa" (history section, 1994 election article): south africa held its first general election under universal adult suffrage on 27 april 1994, in which the african national congress won and nelson mandela became president. corroborated by the electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za), which lists 1994 as the date of the first democratic election., britannica, 'south africa - elections, apartheid, democracy' (britannica.com), and the electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za) history pages: both state that south africa's first general election held under universal adult suffrage, open to voters of all races, took place on 27 april 1994, electing nelson mandela as president., britannica, 'south africa' article, history section on the 1994 general election: south africa held its first general election under universal adult suffrage on 27 april 1994, electing nelson mandela as president and ending apartheid-era minority rule. corroborated by the electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za), which lists the 1994 general election as the first held under universal suffrage., britannica, 'south africa': 'in the country's first universal-suffrage election, held april 26-29, 1994, the anc won a majority...' corroborated by south africa's electoral commission (iec), which documents the 1994 general election as the first held under universal adult suffrage, ending apartheid-era voting restrictions., britannica, 'south africa: apartheid and the transition to majority rule' / 'nelson mandela' entries, and the south african electoral commission (iec) historical record, both stating that south africa's first general election open to all adult citizens regardless of race (universal adult suffrage) was held 26-29 april 1994, electing nelson mandela as president., britannica, 'south african general election of 1994' (britannica.com/event/south-african-general-election-of-1994) and the south african electoral commission (elections.org.za), which document that the 26-29 april 1994 election was south africa's first held under universal adult suffrage, electing nelson mandela as president., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, 'south africa' / 'apartheid' articles) and the south african electoral commission (elections.org.za), both confirming the first general election under universal adult suffrage took place in 1994., encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, 'south africa' article, section on the 1994 election) and the south african electoral commission (elections.org.za), both stating south africa's first general election under universal adult suffrage was held 26-29 april 1994, encyclopaedia britannica entry on south africa (1994 election section) and the electoral commission of south africa (iec) official history, both stating the first general election under universal adult suffrage took place 26-29 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa - elections, constitution, apartheid", entry on the 1994 general election (27 april 1994), the first held under universal adult suffrage, electing nelson mandela as president; corroborated by the south african government's official history (www.gov.za) which describes 27 april 1994 as the country's first democratic, non-racial election., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa - the apartheid era and the transition to majority rule": south africa's first general election in which citizens of all races could vote was held on 27 april 1994, won by the african national congress under nelson mandela., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (article history section on the 1994 general election): https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa/the-fall-of-apartheid-and-the-birth-of-democracy, encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (history section); electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za) historical election overview, encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (history), https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa/apartheid — states the first general election open to all races under universal adult suffrage was held 26-29 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" (history: founding elections, 1994); corroborated by south africa's independent electoral commission (elections.org.za) historical records of the 27 april 1994 general election., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" and "south african general election of 1994" articles; corroborated by the electoral commission of south africa's published election history., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" article, history section: https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa - states the first general election held under universal adult suffrage took place on 27 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa" article, section on the 1994 election, and the electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za), which states the first democratic, non-racial general election under universal adult suffrage was held on 26-29 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, "south africa", section on the 1994 election (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa); corroborated by the south african electoral commission's records of the 1994 general election., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa - apartheid, mandela, democracy' (article states south africa held its first all-race, universal-suffrage general election on 27 april 1994, electing nelson mandela president); corroborated by south africa's electoral commission (iec) official history page, which documents the 1994 election as the first held under universal adult suffrage., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (article on national history/elections), describing the general election of 26-29 april 1994 as south africa's first election held under universal adult suffrage, which brought nelson mandela and the african national congress to power., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (article, history section, describing the 27 april 1994 election as the first held under universal adult suffrage); corroborated by the electoral commission of south africa (elections.org.za)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (history section, 1994 election); electoral commission of south africa (iec) official history of elections, encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (history section, entry on the 1994 election) - https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa, encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (history section, entry on the 1994 general election) and the electoral commission of south africa (iec), which document that south africa's first general election under universal adult suffrage was held on 27 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' (history section, general election of april 1994); electoral commission of south africa (iec), official history of elections in south africa., encyclopaedia britannica, 'south africa' — history section covering the april 27, 1994 general election, the country's first held under universal adult suffrage; corroborated by the south african electoral commission (iec) history page., encyclopaedia britannica, article "south africa", section on the 1994 election; corroborated by the electoral commission of south africa (iec) historical overview of south african elections., encyclopaedia britannica, article "south africa", section on the 1994 transition to democracy: the first general election under universal adult suffrage was held 26-29 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'south africa', section on the 1994 general election (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa), encyclopaedia britannica, article 'south africa', section on the 1994 general election, and the south african electoral commission (iec) historical records, both stating south africa held its first general election under universal adult suffrage on 27 april 1994., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'south africa', section on the april 1994 general election (https://www.britannica.com/place/south-africa), encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'south africa', section on the 1994 elections: south africa held its first general election with universal adult suffrage on 27 april 1994, which ended apartheid-era minority rule and brought nelson mandela to power as president. corroborated by the south african government's official history portal (south african history online / gov.za), which likewise dates this first democratic, all-race election to 27 april 1994., parliament of south africa, statement by presiding officers of parliament – 25 years of our democracy (https://www.parliament.gov.za/press-releases/statement-presiding-officers-parliament-25-years-our-democracy); south african government, history (https://www.gov.za/st/node/758813), sahistory.org.za, south africa yearbook 2019/20, history chapter, south african government communication and information system (gcis), pp. 8 and 12: https://www.gcis.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/resourcecentre/yearbook/yearbook2020-2-history.pdf, south african government, "milestones of 20 years of freedom" (gov.za): https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom, south african government, constitution of the republic of south africa act 200 of 1993, sections 6, 249 and 251: https://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/constitution-republic-south-africa-act-200-1993-repealed-28-jan-1994, south african government, freedom day 2020 (https://www.gov.za/freedomday2020); south africa yearbook 2019/20, history (https://www.gcis.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/resourcecentre/yearbook/yearbook2020-2-history.pdf), south african government, history (https://www.gov.za/st/node/758813); constitution of the republic of south africa act 200 of 1993, section 6 (https://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/constitution-republic-south-africa-act-200-1993-repealed-28-jan-1994), south african government, history: https://www.gov.za/about-sa/history, south african government, history: https://www.gov.za/st/node/758813, south african government, milestones of 20 years of freedom (https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom); gcis, south africa yearbook 2019/20, history (https://www.gcis.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/resourcecentre/yearbook/yearbook2020-2-history.pdf), south african government, milestones of 20 years of freedom, https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom, south african government, milestones of 20 years of freedom: https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom, south african government, milestones of 20 years of freedom: https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom ; south african government, the constitution: https://www.gov.za/constitution, south african government, ‘milestones of 20 years of freedom’ (1994 entry), https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom. it says south africa held its first democratic elections on 27 april 1994 and that, for the first time, all south africans over 18 irrespective of race had the right to vote., south african government, ‘milestones of 20 years of freedom’ (gov.za), https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom, south african government, ‘milestones of 20 years of freedom’ (https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom), south african government, ‘milestones of 20 years of freedom’ (https://www.gov.za/issues/20years/milestones-20-years-freedom): records the 1994 first democratic elections and that all south africans over 18, irrespective of race, could vote for the first time., south african government, ‘milestones of 20 years of freedom’ and ‘freedom day 2020’ (gov.za)., wikipedia, '1994 south african general election' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_south_african_general_election): the first election in south africa in which citizens of all races could vote, held 26-29 april 1994. britannica was unreachable (http 403)., wikipedia, 1994 south african general election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_south_african_general_election): first south african election held under universal suffrage, 27 april 1994, wikipedia, 1994 south african general election (read; states it was the first election in which citizens of all races could vote, held 27 april 1994); consistent with britannica, www.britannica.com, www.elections.org.za, www.gcis.gov.za, www.gov.za, www.parliament.gov.za, www.sahistory.org.za

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    #2941,994Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry 'South Africa', section on the 1994 elections: South Africa held its first general election with universal adult suffrage on 27 April 1994, which ended apartheid-era minority rule and brought Nelson Mandela to power as president. Corroborated by the South African government's official history portal (South African History Online / gov.za), which likewise dates this first democratic, all-race election to 27 April 1994.
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    #1311,994Britannica, 'South Africa - Elections, Apartheid, Democracy' (britannica.com), and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (elections.org.za) history pages: both state that South Africa's first general election held under universal adult suffrage, open to voters of all races, took place on 27 April 1994, electing Nelson Mandela as president.
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    #3411,994Britannica, 'South Africa' article, history section on the 1994 general election: South Africa held its first general election under universal adult suffrage on 27 April 1994, electing Nelson Mandela as president and ending apartheid-era minority rule. Corroborated by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (elections.org.za), which lists the 1994 general election as the first held under universal suffrage.
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