Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners. Welcomes the announcement. States that the campaign must continue for the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners. Calls for more sanctions to be imposed and for the struggle to be intensified.
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Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners

- Origin date
- 11 October 1989
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0117971
South African History Online (2016) ' Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0117971 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).
South African History Online, Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0117971, (accessed 26 July 2026).
" Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0117971. Accessed 26 July 2026.
South African History Online. " Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the announcement by FW de Klerk concerning the release of Walter Sisulu and other political prisoners ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0117971.
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