road to democracy essay.?
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South Africa, an emerging nation, has a turbulent recent past. It was only in 1994 that the country had its first democratic elections. In this lesson, we'll learn what it took to get them there.
The Road to Democracy in South Africa
The beauty of South Africa is in sharp contrast to its history of racism and prejudice, not only between native South Africans and white colonial settlers, but even between the early Dutch settlers and the English that came later. While it took nearly 350 years, South Africa finally found the road to democracy.
An Overview of Early Settlement
While native South Africans had lived on the continent at least as early as 100,000 years ago, the first Europeans to visit South Africa were Portuguese traders who sailed from West Asia, around the southern tip of Africa, and back up to Europe. Those traders, however, never settled South Africa.