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Encyclopedia > South African general election, 1984
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Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... South Africa coat-of-arms; fair use; from http://www. ... // Constitution Following the 1994 elections, South Africa was governed under an interim constitution. ...

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The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ... Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18, 1942, in Idutwa, South Africa) is the President of the Republic of South Africa. ... The Deputy President of South Africa is appointed by the President of South Africa. ... Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (3 November 1955 –) is the current Deputy President of South Africa. ... Ministers, in the South African government, are Members of Parliament who hold a ministerial warrants to perform certain functions of government. ... The Parliament of South Africa, has undergone many transformations, as a result of the countrys tumultuous history. ... Categories: South African politics | South Africa stubs ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. ... The Speaker of the National Assembly presides over the South African National Assembly. ... Tony Leon Anthony James Leon (born 15 December 1956) is a South African politician and the leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africas main opposition party and current leader of the opposition. ... The Judiciary of South Africa is an independent branch of government, subject only to the South African Constitution and the laws of the country. ... The South African Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africas first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. ... The South African Supreme Court of Appeal is the South African court which has the final say on all matters, except those that involve the constitution. ... The High Court of South Africa is a court of law in South Africa. ... Magistrates Courts in South Africa are the lower courts and the courts of of first instance and decide all matters as provided for by an act of parliament. ... Elections in South Africa gives information on election and election results in South Africa. ... Political parties in South Africa lists political parties in South Africa. ... Foreign Relations of South Africa South African forces fought on the Allied side in both World War I and World War II, and it participated in the postwar United Nations force in the Korean War. ... The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. ...

The 1984 South African general election held in August of that year, saw a number of Coloured and Indian parties participating in an election for the houses of parliament created for their respective racial groups, although a majority of people in both of these groups opposed the Tricameral Parliament, as it was called. In the South African and Namibian context, the term Coloured (also known as Bruinmense, Kleurlinge or Bruine Afrikaners) refers to a rather heterogeneous group of people of mixed Khoisan, white European descent, Malay, Malagasy, Black (Bantu), and South Indian ancestry, especially in the Western Cape. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here:This article is about the legislative institution. ... The Tricameral Parliament was the name given to the South African parliament and its structure from 1984 to 1994. ...


The election for the 85-member (Coloured) House of Representatives was won by the Labour Party, headed by the Reverend Allan Hendrickse, with 76 out of the 80 directly elected seats. The Reverend is an honorary prefix added to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. ... Allan Hendrickse (22 October 1927 - 16 March 2005) was a South African politician, preacher, and teacher. ...


The election for the 45-member (Indian) House of Delegates was contested by five parties, all favouring the protection of minority rights and rejecting a unitary state on the basis of one person-one vote. In the election for the 40 directly elected seats, the National People's Party won 18 seats and Solidarity 17; these two parties went on to form a governing alliance in January 1986. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Preceded by:
Election 1981
South African general elections Followed by:
Election 1987


 

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