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Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee (Politics Web), 12 May 2015
Public lecture by Hermann Giliomee in honour of Richard Elphick given at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn, USA, May 4 2015 Nelson…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the state banquet in honour of President Abdou Diouf Pretoria, 30 July 1996
The State (A) South Africa shall be an independent, unitary, democratic and non-racial state. (B) Sovereignty shall belong to the people…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
Documents: An anonymous Cape Town correspondent, The nineteen days (Sharpeville and the days after.before), this article has been…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Masire of Botswana Cape Town, 23 April 1996
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Nujoma of Namibia Cape Town, 13 May 1996.
On a winter's day in 1976 more than 20 000 pupils from the African township complex of Soweto began a protest march against a Bantu…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Henrique Cardoso of Brazil Pretoria, 26 November 1996
Now, since I couldn't teach any more there, I left Pardieberg and went to Bloemfontein to look for work. I got work there as a domestic…
Notes for address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast of the Raadzaal Rotary Club 17 September 1994
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 79 - "What is the Communist…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to a joint sitting of both houses of the parliament of Lesotho Maseru, 12 July 1995
Mr. Speaker; Honourable Members of Parliament; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honoured to stand here before you,…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
Madam SpeakerChairperson of the National Council of Provinces Deputy Speaker Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP Mister President Deputy…
Address to the United Nations Security Council on the Arusha Peace Process 29 September 2000 Mr President Honourable Members of the Security Council
We are honoured by the opportunity of returning to the Security Council to report to your honourable selves and our esteemed world body on…
Address on the occasion of the Launch of the Final Report of the World Commission on Dams 16 November 2000, in Cabot Hall, London Friends Honoured Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
It really gives me great pleasure to be present at and participate in this occasion of the launch of the report of the World Commission on…
Closing Address of Comrade Nelson R Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC 16 December 1990
This is an abridged version of the Deputy President's closing address Comrades and distinguished guests. This consultative conference has…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
(In a speech to the fifth session of the OAU Ad Hoc Committee on Southern Africa, Nelson Mandela dealt with the wave of violence in South…
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. Washington, D.C., June 26, 1990
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President; Esteemed Members of the United States Congress; Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and Members of the…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament Strasbourg, 13 June 1990
Mr Baron Crespo, President of the European parliament; Distinguished representatives of the peoples of Western Europe; Esteemed leaders…
Address to the Swedish Parliament Stockholm, 13 March 1990
It is a matter of the greatest joy to me that I have, at last, arrived in Sweden. It will come as no surprise to you that for me, this is…
Extracts from a press conference, 11 February 1990
These are extracts from a press conference given by Nelson Mandela to foreign and local journalists, the first since his release on Sunday…
Address to the International Labour Conference Geneva, 8 June 1990
Distinguished President of the International Labour Conference, Director-General of the ILO, Honourable delegates and observers, It is a…
Christmas message of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela December 1990
Fellow South Africans, It is my privilege to speak to you today, on Christmas Eve, the first Christmas in almost 30 years that I have been…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
We are highly privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s statement at the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Bildt of Sweden 20 May 1992
Prime Minister Bildt, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, My visit to Sweden, the Venice of the north, has been rewarding indeed…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, to the Ruth First tenth anniversary commemoration trust Cape Town, 17 August 1992
Distinguished Chairperson, Comrade National Chairperson, Oliver Tambo, Comrade Joe Slovo, Comrades Shawn, Gillian and Robyn, Comrade …
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on Receiving an Honorary LLD Degree at the University of Fort Hare 9 May 1992
Mr. Chancellor, Comrade OR Tambo, revered and long-standing leader of our people, Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Professor S.M.E. …
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa is a country…
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on receiving a Honorary LLD degree at the University of the Witwatersrand 6 September 1991
Mr. Chancellor, Mr. Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished members of the university council and senate, Members of the university staff and…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
Mr Vice-Chancellor, Members of the University Community I am honoured to be invited to be present at this graduation ceremony, …
Address to CODESA by comrade Nelson R. Mandela, President of the ANC 20 December 1991
Chief Justice and Joint Chairpersons; Leaders of Political Parties and Movements; Distinguished Observers from International …
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
Mr. Speaker; Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the people of …
Address by President, Nelson R. Mandela, at the funeral of Martin Chris Hani FNB Stadium, Soweto, 19 April 1993
Comrade Chairpersons, To the family, Our daughter-in-law, Limpho, and grandchildren Neo, Nomakwezi and Lindiwe, Gilbert and Mary Hani,…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
The Honourable President of the University, Esteemed Members of the Convocation, Distinguished Members of the Faculty, Ladies and …
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
Your Majesty the King, Your Royal Highness, Honourable Prime Minister, Madame Gro Brundtland, Ministers, Members of Parliament and …
Address by Nelson R. Mandela to the plenary session of the Multi-Party negotiations process World Trade Centre, Kempton Park, 17 November 1993
Honourable Justices, Leaders and Members of all delegations present here today. We have reached the end of an era. We are at the…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
Mr. President, The Honourable Heads of State Your Excellencies Honourable Ministers Allow me to express my great appreciation to you…
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
Please take note that this article was written prior to the answer that we have received yesterday afternoon from President De Klerk in…
Address by Comrade President Nelson R Mandela to the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers Conference Prague, 26 May 1992
Mr. Chairperson, Your Excellency, Distinguished Publishers and Proprietors, Ladies and Gentlemen. Permit me to express my profound…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R Mandela, at the presentation of the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour Johannesburg, 29 September, 1992
Mr. Joseph, Distinguished Visitors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a singular honour to be with you this evening, and a unique privilege to…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
It is a great honour for me to be with you on this day, the National Day of Safety and Security. The people of the East Rand, and in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Editors, Distinguished Guests, Allow me to express my heartfelt thanks for the invitation to partake in such a…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished participants This summit departs from tradition in more ways than one. Firstly, in the hustle-bustle…
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly New York, 3 October 1994
It surely must be one of the great ironies of our age that this August Assembly is addressed, for the first time in its 49 years, by a…
Dr. Nelson Mandela’s acceptance address at the Clark University Investiture Atlanta, Georgia, 10 July 1993
Mr. President, Distinguished members of the faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a singular honour for me to stand before you today…
Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
Today, an unforgivable crime has been committed. The calculated, cold-blooded murder of Chris Hani is not just a crime against a dearly…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, at the opening of the 37th congress of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies Carlton Hotel, Saturday, 21 August 1993
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished leaders of the South African Jewish Community Ladies and Gentlemen, Compatriots and Friends, I consider…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
Dear Friends and Colleagues. There are certain moments that capture the essence of life itself. Today is such a moment for me. For you…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Johannesburg opening of the Anne Frank Exhibition at the Museum Africa Johannesburg, 15 August 1994
(And the Address by Dr Martin Simon, Executive Board Member of the Anne Frank House on presentation of Anne Frank Award to President…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy NASREC, Johannesburg, 21 January 1994
Comrade Chairperson, Esteemed members of the Diplomatic Corps, Fellow members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
Honourable Chair; Distinguished Guests There are initiatives which derive their fame from the greatness of the personalities associated…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
Presiding Bishop Stanley Mogoba, District Bishops, Distinguished Delegates, Dear Guests, Allow me to express my profound gratitude…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit Cape Town, 9 June 1994
Your Excellencies; President Sam Nujoma of Namibia President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe President Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania Visiting…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
Comrades, the ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held here in…