Minister Kobie Coetsee on meeting between Botha and Mandela

Date: 8 Jul 1989
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Minister Kobie Coetsee on meeting between Botha and Mandela

Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee denied that Prime Minister P. W. Botha and Nelson Mandela had discussed policy matters or engaged in negotiations on 5 July, but acknowledged that they had confirmed their support for peaceful development in South Africa. However, the document which Mandela gave to Botha prior to the meeting suggested otherwise, hence he refused to denounce violence and break the African National Congress (ANC) ties with the South African Communist Party (SACP).

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01Mandela, N., (1989), Nelson Mandela`s statement on his meeting with PW Botha, from African National Congress[online],Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed:8 July 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Minister Kobie Coetsee on meeting between Botha and Mandela. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012819

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