The correct answer is the first one. The apartheid ended by means of something called Negotiations to end apartheid. These negotiations took place between the governing National Party, the African National Congress, and a wide variety of other political organisations. de klerk gave important steps in order for the apartheid to be finished: He announced the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) and other banned organisations, and the release of ANC leader Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison.