Twenty years ago, South Africa made the final strides to ending <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F12%2F06%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Fmandela-life-under-apartheid%2F" target="_blank">apartheid</a> with the 1994 election, the country's first multiracial election. Magnum photographer Ian Berry documented the life of South Africans under apartheid, including the historic election that led to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FSPECIALS%2Fafrica%2Fnelson-mandela%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Nelson Mandela</a> being elected president. Here, women await the arrival of Mandela at an African National Congress rally.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Twenty years ago, South Africa made the final strides to ending apartheid with the 1994 election, the country's first multiracial election. Magnum photographer Ian Berry documented the life of South Africans under apartheid, including the historic election that led to Nelson Mandela being elected president. Here, women await the arrival of Mandela at an African National Congress rally.
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Eugene Terre Blanche, leader of the all white AWB (Afrikaner Resistance Movement) party addresses a rally of his supporters.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Eugene Terre Blanche, leader of the all white AWB (Afrikaner Resistance Movement) party addresses a rally of his supporters.
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Crowds call for Mandela at the Soweto football stadium.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Crowds call for Mandela at the Soweto football stadium.
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A team of independent workers instructs black voters on the voting process.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
A team of independent workers instructs black voters on the voting process.
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Mandela is mobbed by journalists before an ANC rally.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Mandela is mobbed by journalists before an ANC rally.
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Members of an Inkatha faction set out to attack a village of ANC supporters. The Inkatha Freedom Party and ANC had differing ideas for how South Africa should be run, which led to some violent conflicts.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Members of an Inkatha faction set out to attack a village of ANC supporters. The Inkatha Freedom Party and ANC had differing ideas for how South Africa should be run, which led to some violent conflicts.
Ian Berry/Magnum Photos
Mandela speaks before the elections that brought him to power.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Mandela speaks before the elections that brought him to power.
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At a small country voting station, a solitary elderly white woman is led in to vote by her black companion.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
At a small country voting station, a solitary elderly white woman is led in to vote by her black companion.
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At dawn on election day, a line of South Africans wait to vote.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
At dawn on election day, a line of South Africans wait to vote.
Ian Berry/Magnum Photos
Mandela and ANC leaders drink a toast during the ANC election victory ball.
South Africa's historic 1994 election —
Mandela and ANC leaders drink a toast during the ANC election victory ball.
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