A shining moment. (election of South Africa's President Nelson Mandela) (Editorial) Commonweal | May 20, 1994 | COPYRIGHT 1994 Commonweal Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The revolution that ended forty-five years of apartheid in South Africa last month--complete with universal suffrage, new flag and national anthem ("Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika," "God Bless Africa")--was not a velvet revolution a la Eastern Europe. But like the collapse of communism in 1989, it was an achievement of the highest order and a triumph of the human spirit. The courage and dignity of those voting for the first time offered a lesson for a world beleaguered by ethnic wars, religious controversies, and single-party rule. True, the legacy of apartheid, built on three hundred ...

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