Today, 31 years ago, on May 11, 1994 (April 1, 1994 in the calendar), Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. On May 11, 1994, after Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa, and the second Vice President of South Africa, De Klerk, raised his hands. This marks the triumph of racism in the general election. On the night of April 26, 1994, a new national flag was raised, symbolizing that South Africa had said goodbye to the rule of racism and entered a new period of history. The first non-racial national election in South Africa took place on May 20, when Mandela declared the victory of the general election. On May 26, when the newly elected non-South African President, Mandela and the first member of the Cabinet of Governors of the National Union of South Africa, vowed to take office. The three