How Nelson Mandela Worked with F.W. de Klerk to End Apartheid - TIME
Nov 12, 2021 · I n 1991, two years after he became president of South Africa, F.W. de Klerk, who died at the age of 85, secretly met with Nelson Mandela at Tuynhus, the South African president’s residence...
F. W. de Klerk - Wikipedia
De Klerk negotiated with Mandela to fully dismantle apartheid and establish a transition to universal suffrage. In 1993, he publicly apologised for apartheid's harmful effects. He oversaw the 1994 non-racial election in which Mandela led the African National Congress (ANC) to victory; de Klerk's NP took second place.
Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa - Wikipedia
F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in July 1993, near the close of negotiations, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wait to jointly receive the Liberty Medal. [1] The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"
FW de Klerk: The Man Who Ended Apartheid, Freed Mandela and …
FW de Klerk highlights: 1989: Elected president of South Africa; 1990: (after 4 months in office) Initiates the end of Apartheid and releases Nelson Mandela from prison; 1993: de Klerk and Mandela jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; 1994: Elected deputy president under Nelson Mandela; 1995: South African constitution is drafted
1993 - Nobel Peace Prize
In 1990 South Africa's President Frederik Willem de Klerk decided to release Nelson Mandela, leader of the liberation movement, who had been in prison since 1963. Following the release, the two politicians worked together to bring an end to the policy of racial segregation.
F.W. de Klerk – Facts - NobelPrize.org
Nov 11, 2021 · In 1990 South Africa's President Frederik Willem de Klerk decided to release Nelson Mandela, leader of the liberation movement, who had been in prison since 1963. Following the release, the two politicians worked together to bring an end to the policy of racial segregation.
Mandela Shares Nobel Accolade With De Klerk - The New York Times
Oct 16, 1993 · Nelson Mandela and President F. W. de Klerk today shared the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the apartheid state and collaborating in the quest for a nonracial democracy.
The release of Nelson Mandela from prison a week after de Klerk's speech to parliament provided de Klerk with a partner with whom he could guide South Africa through this revolutionary shift from apartheid to a multiracial polity.
FW de Klerk, a man with a large and complex legacy - Nelson Mandela
Nov 15, 2021 · As an historical figure, former president FW de Klerk loomed large, writes Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang. His legacy is a big one, both in SA and the world.