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Nov 12, 2021 · I n 1991, two years after he became president of South Africa, F.W. de Klerk, who died at the age of 85, secretly met with Nelson Mandela at Tuynhus, the South African president’s residence...
Mandela and de Klerk is a 1997 made-for-television drama film written by Richard Wesley and directed by Joseph Sargent. The film stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine.
Feb 16, 1997 · Mandela and de Klerk: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Tina Lifford, Gerry Maritz. On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela, along with numerous political detainees, was sentenced to life imprisonment in what remains the most sensational treason trial in the history of South Africa.
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- Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 1997-02-16
The first significant steps towards formal negotiations took place in February 1990 when, in his speech at the opening of Parliament, de Klerk announced the repeal of the ban on the ANC and other banned political organisations, as well as Mandela's release after 27 years in prison.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"
De Klerk's working relationship with Mandela was often strained, with the former finding it difficult adjusting to the fact that he was no longer State President. De Klerk also felt that Mandela deliberately humiliated him, while Mandela found de Klerk to be needlessly provocative in cabinet.
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FW de Klerk highlights: 1989: Elected president of South Africa. 1990: (after 4 months in office) Initiates the end of Apartheid and releases Nelson Mandela from prison. 1993: de Klerk and Mandela jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 1994: Elected deputy president under Nelson Mandela.
