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| | South Africa (09/05) |
 | | The country's first nonracial elections were held on April 26-28, 1994, resulting in the installation of Nelson Mandela as President on May 10, 1994. |
 | | In April 2004, the ANC won nearly 70% of the national vote, and Mbeki was reelected for his second 5-year term. |
 | | In the 2004 elections, the ANC won 279 seats in the Assembly, more than a two-thirds majority and an increase of 13 seats from 1999; the Democratic Alliance (DA) won 50, the IFP 28, the New National Party (NNP) 7, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) 9, and other groups won the remaining 27. |
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