During the periоd оf Apаrtheid, white Sоuth Africаn President [BLANK-1] opened а dialogue with the African National Congress, then legalized the body and freed the popular political prisoner Nelson Mandela. In turn, Mandela ended the ANC’s armed struggle and with this president negotiated an agreement in 1991 ending Apartheid and providing for universal suffrage. Mandela then formed a government of national unity and selected this former president as his vice-presidential running mate, winning the office in 1994.