Freedom Day is South Africa's national holiday observed on April 27th. It commemorates the country's first fully democratic elections held on April 27, 1994, which ended apartheid and resulted in Nelson Mandela becoming the first democratically elected president.
Freedom Day is April 27th every year.
It marks the date of South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, ending the apartheid era.
Nelson Mandela was elected president, serving from 1994 to 1999.