Nelson Mandela to be freed

Title

Nelson Mandela to be freed

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

2 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:29

Description

Clive Myrie reports on a speech at the State Opening of Parliament by South African President F. W. de Klerk announcing Black nationalist leader, Nelson Mandela, will be freed from prison soon, and that the thirty-year ban on the ANC will be lifted. Includes interview with Mike Terry, anti-apartheid movement.

Contributors

Mike Terry; F. W. de Klerk; Clive Myrie

Keywords

Political prisoners; South Africa; Apartheid; Anti-apartheid movements; Black African peoples; ANC; Nelson Mandela; F. W. De Klerk

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