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In May of 1994, Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa after the first democratic elections in the nation’s history. The voting, held between April 26 and April 29, mobilized the country’s population and ended centuries of political oppression. This video highlights then-president de Klerk’s recognition of Mandela as the victor and captures Mandela’s joyous victory dance.