Instead, Mandela’s release was the inevitable consequence of public protest against the apartheid regime.
Nelson Mandela on the Cape Town City Hall balcony on February 11 1990, flanked by Walter Sisulu and Cyril Ramaphosa.“It was not an act of kindness of FW de Klerk,” Ramaphosa said when speaking at Cape Town city hall to mark the 30th anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison. “It was not because he was a kind-hearted man. It was because of pressure and the struggle that our people waged.”
Cyril Ramaphosa, right, on the Cape Town city hall balcony with Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on February 11 1990.Speaking from the balcony he shared with Mandela on February 11 1990, and standing alongside the statue of Madiba now installed there, Ramaphosa also praised Winnie Madikizela-Mandela for her role in the struggle while Mandela was in jail.
“She and many others kept the fires of resistance burning in the breasts of the people of this country,” he said.
😂. Yes that’s how to inspire a broken country. Put salt on old wounds to distract from your inability to lead
We should thank you I guess.
Correct. Praising him would perhaps be more apt.
Politicians will never tell the Truth, Now De Klerk this, why are you misleading the Nation, OK When exactly Mandela Died, oooh b4 his Birthday, shame to doz who follows your parties, God 4 All man 4 himself
Coming from a gravy train scavenger who made billions from de Klerk.
But ANC also need 2 tell da ppl truth coz he was not released on this day! N his Polsmor out of prison walk was stages as he was living comfortably in a Stellenbosch 🏘.
Politicians will always say something. How does that helping the country with all this issues
The president is right there is no evidence anywhere the world wherein the president voluntarily changed the law to favour the sufferings
The wheels alway turns. The ANC will inevitably fall. It has already bankrupted the country and the world doesn’t trust them in any form of business or investment. Sign of the times
Why do you insist on creating tension between black and white at every opportunity?
Mandela created Jacob Zuma!!
True, it was because of the deeds of terrorism from the ANC, and the treason of calling for international sanctions. And then the spineless De Klerk and Roelf Meyer went for lots of money. But the ANC taught us well about dirty tackticks, and it is already coming back to them!
Who is under the delusion that he was the reason? He was the vehicle but he was not the reason
He is right . FW only ended apartheid because it was no longer economically viable. We don’t FW De Klerk
He’s far better than the ones lying to us now let history be told in schools
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