Speech at the Opening of the Parliament of South Africa, 1990

On 2 February 1990, the State President F. W. de Klerk delivered a speech at the opening of the 1990 session of the Parliament of South Africa in which he announced sweeping reforms that marked the beginning of the negotiated transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy. The reforms promised in the speech included the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) and other anti-apartheid organisations, the release of political prisoners including Nelson Mandela, the end of the state of emergency, and a moratorium on the death penalty.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Fallon, Ivan (2 February 2010). "FW de Klerk: The day I ended apartheid". The Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "De Klerk to commemorate Mandela speech". Sydney Morning Herald. AFP. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Burns, John F. (4 February 1990). "Hope in South Africa; Tide of Relief Follows Decades of Unrest, But Can Change Come From Negotiations". New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

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