Look back at South African politics and Mandela’s life on 75th birthday

Title

Look back at South African politics and Mandela’s life on 75th birthday

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

23 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:10:29

Description

On the 75th birthday of Nelson Mandela, Oni Bhattacharya looks back at the life of the ANC leader and political changes in South Africa. Includes song, Free Nelson Mandela; archive clips of news reports; Tanzanian ambassador Paul Rupia(?); South African Prime Minister, John Vorster; President P.W. Botha; Nelson Mandela; President F.W. de Klerk. On the Steve Jones show - he introduces the report.

Contributors

John Vorster; Steve Jones; Nelson Mandela; P. W. Botha; Oni Bhattacharya; F. W. de Klerk; Paul Rupia(?)

Keywords

Political prisoners; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Political systems; Political reform; Racial segregation; Black African peoples; Political leaders; Political violence; ANC; Political activists; Nelson Mandela; Birthdays; Marriage dissolution; Winnie Mandela

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