Updated April 27, 2024 at 12:45 p.m. South African citizens of all races were allowed to vote in a general election for the first time on April 27, 1994. This was the first democratic election in South Africa after the end of the apartheid system. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. How did apartheid end in South Africa?The end of apartheid in South Africa was the result of a long struggle against the system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination. The anti-apartheid movement was led by Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC), a…