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The government voluntarily gave up powers in each of those circumstances. The people didn't take control.

• walterbell 4y ago
  "Voluntarily". Where to start? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid > Between 1986 and 1988, some petty apartheid laws were repealed, along with the pass laws. Botha told White South Africans to "adapt or die" and twice he wavered on the eve of what were billed as "rubicon" announcements of substantial reforms, although on both occasions he backed away from substantial changes. Ironically, these reforms served only to trigger intensified political violence through the remainder of the 1980s as more communities and political groups across the country joined the resistance movement. > ... The Bisho massacre on 7 September 1992 brought matters to a head. The Ciskei Defence Force killed 29 people and injured 200 when they opened fire on ANC marchers demanding the reincorporation of the Ciskei homeland into South Africa. In the aftermath, Mandela and de Klerk agreed to meet to find ways to end the spiralling violence. This led to a resumption of negotiations.
  • ethbr0 4y ago
    You're arguing that a government murding non-violent protesters is an example of a government being forced by protesters to cede its powers?