Freedom Day (South Africa)

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Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on April 27.

It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first democratic post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.

The elections were the first non-racial, democratic elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from every race group was allowed to vote.

Previously under the apartheid regime non-whites were not allowed to vote.

[edit] See also

• History of South Africa
• South African general election, 1994
• Politics of South Africa
• Public holidays in South Africa
• Freedom Day in other countries
• African Women's Day