Yeltsin foes decry truce in May Day clashes
Opponents of President Boris Yeltsin dismissed the televised truce as meaningless and planned large May Day demonstrations. Police prepared for violence as thousands were deployed in Moscow. Not all major rivals joined. Alexander Rutskoi and Gennady Zyuganov criticized the accord while avoiding full endorsement.
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Mandela secures path to first black South African president
Voters completed a tense election amid logistics gaps with helicopters delivering ballots to remote villages and trucks moving rural voters. Mandela's ANC led expected post apartheid government as counting began amid reports of irregularities and local clashes, while de Klerk praised overall fairness.
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Mandela outlines pluralist path for post apartheid South Africa
Nelson Mandela described a government built on reconciliation and consensus where all parties have voice and past crimes forgiven. He pledged inclusive cabinet partnership with de Klerk holdovers, invited Afrikaner Movement figures, and vowed limited use of majority power while avoiding dismantling whites’ symbols without discussion.
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