Question

Why did De Klerk hold a White's only referendum in 1992
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Answer 1

On 17 March 1992, President Frederick Willem de Klerk announced the results of a referendum in which only white people were allowed to participate. The aim of the referendum was to measure White support for the process to negotiate the dismantling of apartheid, which had already been in progress since 1989. The referendum was a gamble for both De Klerk and the National Party (NP) and an opportunity to silence the white right-wing. The latter group, constituted as the Conservative Party (CP) in March 1982 after its members broke away from the NP, was vehemently opposed to negotiations between the NP and the African National Congress (ANC) to end apartheid

Answer 2

To obtain a whites-only referendum in 1992 to obtain a mandate from the white electorate on the question of ending apartheid....

Step-by-step explanation:

F.W. de Klerk held a whites-only referendum in 1992 to obtain a mandate from the white electorate on the question of ending apartheid and negotiating a new constitution that would include all races in the future government of South Africa. De Klerk believed that a referendum was necessary to show the world that a majority of the white population was willing to support the end of apartheid and the establishment of a new democratic system of government in South Africa. The referendum was held on 17 March 1992, and a majority of white voters supported the negotiation process that led to the adoption of a new constitution in South Africa in 1994.