Happy Freedom Day, South Africa!

The rainbow nation celebrates 20 years of liberation.

The End of Apartheid - Freedom Day signifies the end of more than 300 years of colonialism, segregation and white minority rule in South Africa, as well as the establishment of a new democratic government, a new state and a new constitution.(Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)
A Landmark Election - A culmination of years of violent struggle, the first non-racial presidential elections were held on April 27, 1994. A corresponding negotiated settlement led to the release of political prisoners, the return of exiles and the unbanning of liberation organizations.(Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Tense Talks - In the year leading up to the election, the South African government engaged in long and tense talks with the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and additional liberation movements to draft an interim constitution.(Photos from left: ANC, South African Communist Party)
ANC Dominates - The elections drew out most South African voters, with 19.7 million of the 22.7 million eligible voters participating. With an overwhelming 62.65 percent of the votes (the majority), the ANC won the elections. The party then voluntarily formed the Government of National Unity, which included the National Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party.(Photo: REUTERS/Corinne Dufka)On Bravery: - "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." (Photo: WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Landmark Election - A culmination of years of violent struggle, the first non-racial presidential elections were held on April 27, 1994. A corresponding negotiated settlement led to the release of political prisoners, the return of exiles and the unbanning of liberation organizations.(Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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