Nelson Mandela voting in 1994

Place Created

Inanda, South Africa

Date

April 27, 1994

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress (ANC), voting in South Africa's first democratic election. Next to Mandela is Gay McDougall of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). McDougall was on leave from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law where she was director of the Southern Africa Project. Mandela voted in a building at the Ohlange High School in Inanda in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Organization

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of Gay McDougall.

Collection

Private collection of Gay McDougall