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| 1991, Dec. 20–21 |
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| At the first session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), multiparty negotiations for a majority-rule constitution began. Negotiations lapsed in May 1992 but were restarted in March 1993. | 1 |
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| 1993, April 10 |
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| Assassination of SACP and ANC leader Chris Hani led to widespread rioting. | 2 |
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| Sept. 7 |
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| Multiparty negotiations in South Africa reached an agreement for the installation of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC), involving all major parties, to oversee the period leading to universal franchise. National elections were planned for April 27, 1994. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the Conservative Party (CP) continued to boycott the talks and threatened to boycott the elections. | 3 |
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| Sept. 24 |
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| Nelson Mandela, president of the ANC, called for an end to the UN sanctions against South Africa. | 4 |
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