Don't criticise Mandela for the compromises: Motlanthe

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Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says people should understand that Nelson Mandela was a product of his own environment.

Kgalema Motlanthe who delivered the Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria. Courtesy

PRETORIA - Compromises that were made in 1994 sought to avoid a bloodbath and obliteration of our country,Motlanthe delivered the Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria on Thursday night.they should understand he was a product of his own environment. “This cosmetic approach to history poses a threat to an authentic understanding of our past, an obstruction to a genuine connection with our humanitarian legacy and an omission of honest truths,” Motlanthe said.

 

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