Nelson Mandela elected President
- Title
- Nelson Mandela elected President
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 9 May 1994
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:03:14
- Description
- Catherine Adams reports from Johnannesburg as Nelson Mandela is voted to be the first democratically elected President of South Africa. Includes speech by Nelson Mandela on a balcony from which he can see Robben Island where he was kept prisoner and speech by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ends with new South African national anthem.
- Contributors
- Desmond Tutu; Nelson Mandela; Catherine Adams
- Keywords
- Elections; Political prisoners; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Political reform; Racism; General elections; Robben Island; National anthems; Desegregation
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