South Africa 1994 Election Ballots

Educational item for public schools and college history classes!

South Africa 1994 Election ballot papers
symbols of the other historic election of a country's first black president, Nelson Mandela!
 
Twenty years ago, on February 11, Nelson Mandela celebrated his release from prison. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was locked up for 27 years for his role in the campaign against apartheid. Sixteen years ago, Mandela was elected South Africa's first black president.

The event was as significant to black South Africans as Barack Obama's presidential election was to African Americans.
Symbols of this historic event are the ballot papers used in that first multiracial election that signaled the end to the South African government's system of racial separation.

You can own a piece of this history.

The colorful election ballot sets, which are collector's items and suitable for framing, include:

*A National ballot
*A Provincial ballot
*A fact sheet that gives a brief election history and identifies the many parties and candidates that participated in the process.
*A copy of the African National Congress (ANC) party flyer that gives illustrated voting instructions. 

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The sets are currently available for $60 (S&H $10 for up to three sets)

Note: Contact us for estimates to ship more than three.

Click here to order online.

To order by mail, send check or money order to:
ManeLock Communications,
PO 720746 Dallas, TX 75372.

Facts about the ballots:
Voting took place on April 27, 1994 and lasted for three days. The voters cast two ballots--a Provincial ballot and the National ballot, which was cast to select the party that would ultimately rule. The ruling party turned out to be the African National Congress (ANC), headed by Mandela.

Ballot set comes in acid free plastic sleeve.  

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When government officials later recognized the historical significance of the ballots, they decided against disposing of the surplus and placed the remaining up for auction. The auction drew bidders from all over the world and the remaining ballots in the government's possession were sold for more than $1 million.

Those who recognize the significance of the authentic ballots have paid large sums to own one. For example, the National ballot drew more than $300 when Oprah Winfrey auctioned it on her talk show. The smaller Provincial ballot sold for more than $1,000 at a charity event held in 1994 by the Detroit chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

The ballots are useful educational items for public schools and college history classes.

Order your sets today!