Chancellor Gil commemorates 30 years of South Africa's Freedom Day and the End of Apartheid

Published at: 27/04/2024 05:15 PM

The Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, joined the celebration of the people of South Africa this Saturday, on the 30th anniversary of Freedom Day, in commemoration of the first non-racial democratic elections held in the country.

“Today we celebrate 30 years since the birth of democracy in South Africa! On April 27, 1994, the first free elections were held in the country, putting an end to the fascist apartheid system,” recalled the Venezuelan Foreign Minister through his account on the social network X.

He noted that “on this Freedom Day, South Africans proudly celebrate their historic fight for equality and justice.”

Nelson Mandela, who had spent 27 years in prison for his political activism, won those first elections and became South Africa's first black president. His government had to face the reconstruction of the nation after the fall of the Apartheid regime, a system in which not only racism prevailed at the social level but was institutionalized.

Mazo News Team