Nelson Mandela's address to the opening of the African National Congress (ANC) National Conference, 2-7 July, 1991 in which he stated that the ANC must lead the process of democratic transformation and the Conference will enable ANC to formulate strategies to do this.
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Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference

- Origin date
- July 1991
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120146
South African History Online (2016) 'Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120146 (Accessed: 30 October 2026).
South African History Online, Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120146, (accessed 30 October 2026).
"Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120146. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Opening of the ANC National Conference ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120146.
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