yes, under the National Party
Nelson Mandela was arrested for trying to stop apartheid which is trying to stop the white people to get more power over the black/African Americans
BUT as far as i know In 1989 in SOUTH AFRICA "NELSON MANDELA" was inaugurated as president Wrong! (From http://.answers.com/topic/1989) World Chronology: 1989 "South Africa's president Pieter W....
first multi-racial elections.
The Anglo-Boer War.