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- [The coming of democracy to South Africa and coming to terms with the past (Part 1)](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/history/notes/the-coming-of-democracy-to-south-africa-and-coming-to-terms-with-the-past/the-coming-of-democracy-to-south-africa-and-coming-to-terms-with-the-past-part-1) — The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Coming to Terms with the Past The transition to a democratic South Africa in 1994 marked the end of decades of brutal apartheid rule. However,…
- [The coming of democracy to South Africa and coming to terms with the past (Part 2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/history/notes/the-coming-of-democracy-to-south-africa-and-coming-to-terms-with-the-past/the-coming-of-democracy-to-south-africa-and-coming-to-terms-with-the-past-part-2) — The Coming of Democracy to South Africa and Coming to Terms with the Past: Negotiated Settlement and the Government of National Unity The transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa was a…

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