Why Was It Possible for a Peaceful Transfer of Power

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why was it possible for a peaceful transfer of power to take place in South Africa when President de Klerk (a powerful white South African) was replaced by Nelson Mandela (a black South African) ?

• A) The transfer of power was based on cultural tradition.
• B) The Mandela faction had control of a large military power base.
• C) The de Klerk regime ran out of funds and could no longer make the necessary payoffs to remain in office.
• D) The nation followed the procedures based on rational-legal authority.

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