5 facts relating to Freedom Day
Although this day is marked as one of the most important days in this country's history, many people in South Africa are still ignorant as to what it truly represents
Today (April 27), many people are celebrating Freedom Day, which is a national public holiday in South Africa.
Although this day is marked as one of the most important days in this country’s history, many people in South Africa are still ignorant as to what it truly represents.
Here’s a chance to learn more about history relating to this day…
1- Previously, under the apartheid regime, non-whites had only limited rights to vote.
2- Some groups and social movements celebrate a version of Freedom Day called UnFreedom Day in which they mourn the unfreedom still experienced by the poor.
3- The day celebrates freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.
4- The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age (over 18) from any race group was allowed to vote.
5- Since the arrival of the white man at the Cape in 1652, the indigenous peoples of South Africa came under white control and domination.
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