2006-11-10 23:42:56 · 5 answers · asked by sumanchams 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Rainbow Nation is a term coined by the then Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended after South Africa's first fully-democratic election, which saw the African National Congress rise to power.
The term was intended to encapsulate the unity of multi-culturalism and the coming-together of people of many different races, in a country once identified with the strict division of white and black.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_nation
2006-11-10 23:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rainbow Nation is a term coined by the then Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended after South Africa's first fully-democratic election, which saw the ANC rise to power.
The phrase was elaborated upon by President Nelson Mandela in his first month of office, when he proclaimed: "Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld - a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world"
2006-11-11 07:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by gracious_78 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because theres Gold and Diamond mines at the end of the rainbow!
2006-11-11 08:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow's colourful...so is the country! There are blacks, whites, coloureds, indians, mediterraneans, man...just people from everywhere
2006-11-11 07:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they r all gay...DUH! effin nigge**
2006-11-11 07:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋