Kształtowanie się systemu politycznego Nowej Południowej Afryki. Wybrane problemy

• Authors: Arkadiusz Żukowski

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Creation of Political System of the New South Africa: Selected Problems

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article focuses on the main aspects of creation of political system of the New South Africa. The term „New South Africa" was introduced mainly after passing the Interim Constitution in the end of 1993 and after free and fair election in April 1994 to underline fundamental difference between South Africa under apartheid period and forming democratic South Africa. To begin with, attention is paid to internal and external conditions (political, economic and social), which affected a process of dismantling apartheid. Round table talks CODESA and difficulties of these negotiations was analysed in details as well as The Interim Constitution based on democratic standards were examined. The crowning of the changes in the South African political system was free and fair election in 1994. The main figure of the changes became N. Mandela who was appointed as a President. The next significant event in creation of the political system was passing of the new constitution of 1997, which defined basic principles of the system and strengthened legal base of the South African democracy. Further, the changes at the South African political scene was analysed with emphasis to dominant role of the African National Congress. In the end, an assessment on functioning of the political system of the New South Africa was made, taking into consideration its positive and negative aspects.

Keywords

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South Africa

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Politologiczne
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 1 - Z problemów społeczno-politycznych współczesnej Afryki subsaharyjskiej
• Pages: 101-122

Contributors

author

Arkadiusz Żukowski

• Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie

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