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ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally

ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally

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22 Aug 2019
ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally

African National Congress's deputy president Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 300 000 in Port Elizabeth in what was described as South Africa's biggest ever political rally. Mandela announced to the crowd that he would be meeting President F.W. de Klerk in order to discuss the intensification of violence throughout the country, with specific reference to KwaZulu-Natal and the Rand where things were getting out of hand. On the very same day, Mandela flew to KwaZulu-Natal to see for himself what the violence had done to that region.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148967

South African History Online (2019) 'ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148967 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148967, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148967. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "ANC's Nelson Mandela in a historic political rally." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148967.

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