Presidency
On May 10th, 1994 Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president just months after the ANC won elections on April 26th over the National Afrikaans Party by an overwhelming majority, thus eliminating the apartheid and moving the country to a an effective and more robust democracy. While he was president he established the (TRC) Truth and Reconciliation Commission that investigated violated human rights under the apartheid and he improved housing, education, and the economic statuses of those affected by the apartheid whether black or white. Another step that he took to fulfill and ease racial tensions was stand behind the primarily Afrikaner national Rugby team that went on to win the world cup in 1995. Some people think that this acted as stepping grounds toward a more equal relationship between the citizens of South Africa and was so influential that a movie was made after these series of events (Invictus -2009.) Lastly he established a new South African Constitution that overturned almost all apartheid policies and hindered any form of racial segregation or discrimination. After he served his one term he was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki but still remained a prominent political figure throughout the world.