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Who became South Africa’s first elected president?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to a timeline compiled by the United Nations, Nelson Mandela’s resistance against the Apartheid system in South Africa led to his imprisonment for 27 years. Since the strength he showed under the harsh conditions of his incarceration was a major factor in bringing that system to an end, Mandela would end up elected president of the nation just four years after his release. His election also marked the beginning of federal democracy in South Africa.

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Who became South Africa’s first elected president?

• Desmond Tutu
• Nelson Mandela
• Kgalema Motlanthe
• Thabo Mbeki