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1. www.npr.org › sections › parallelsThe Day Nelson Mandela Walked Out Of Prison : Parallels : NPR

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   Jun 27, 2013 · Mandela began to answer those questions shortly after he walked out the front gate of the Victor Verster Prison in suburban Cape Town on the sun-splashed afternoon of Feb. 11, 1990, arm-in-arm ...

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2. www.bbc.com › culture › articleIn History: Nelson Mandela walks out of prison a free man - BBC

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   Feb 7, 2024 · On 11 February 1990, at 16:14 local time, Nelson Mandela, once South Africa's most wanted man, walked out of Victor Verster Prison hand-in-hand with his then wife Winnie, after spending 27 years ...

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4. www.sahistory.org.za › place › victor-verster-prisonVictor Verster Prison - South African History Online

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   Jun 23, 2022 · Victor Verster Prison. A statue of Nelson Mandela outside the gates of the Drakenstein correctional centre. The Groot Drakenstein correctional facility (the former Victor Verster, (“One of the proprietors of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his farm to the government, became a commissioner within the prisons department.

5. www.poynter.org › reporting-editing › 2015Today in Media History: 25 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked ...

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   Feb 11, 2015 · On February 11, 1990, he walked out of prison a free man. Following are story excerpts about that day: “ Mandela had disappeared from view in 1964 after giving a four-hour speech at the ...

6. artsandculture.google.com › story › in-his-own-wordsIn His Own Words: Nelson Mandela's Prison Years

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   Nelson Mandela walks out of the gates of Victor Verster prison (1990-02-11) by Gideon MendelThe Nelson Mandela Foundation 27 years in prison During the 1950s and early 1960s Nelson Mandela frequently found himself in police station cells, court holding cells and prison cells for short periods of time, as his political work made him a target for the apartheid regime.

7. history.blog.gov.uk › 2020/02/11 › whats-the-contextWhat’s the context? The release of Nelson Mandela, 11 ...

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   Feb 11, 2020 · The release of Nelson Mandela from the Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town on 11 February 1990 was the most striking symbol of the end of apartheid in South Africa. His dramatic walk from the gates of the prison, hand in hand with his wife Winnie, captured the world’s imagination. Mandela had been a prisoner for 27 years, arrested in 1962 and ...

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   Did Nelson Mandela walk out of Victor Verster Prison?

   • On 11 February 1990, at 16:14 local time, Nelson Mandela, once South Africa's most wanted man, walked out of Victor Verster Prison hand-in-hand with his then wife Winnie, after spending 27 years behind bars. Huge crowds had waited for hours in the sweltering heat in anticipation of catching sight of him.

   In History: Nelson Mandela walks out of prison a free man - BBC

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   Where did Nelson Mandela go to prison?

   • A statue of Nelson Mandela outside the gates of the Drakenstein correctional centre. The Groot Drakenstein correctional facility (the former Victor Verster, (“One of the proprietors of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his farm to the government, became a commissioner within the prisons department.

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   What is the context of the release of Nelson Mandela?

   • What’s the context? The release of Nelson Mandela, 11 February 1990 The release of Nelson Mandela from the Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town on 11 February 1990 was the most striking symbol of the end of apartheid in South Africa. His dramatic walk from the gates of the prison, hand in hand with his wife Winnie, captured the world’s imagination.

   What’s the context? The release of Nelson Mandela, 11 February 1990

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   Did president de Klerk insist Mandela leave prison as planned?

   • Taken aback, President De Klerk, after briefly consulting with his advisors, came back to say he would, in fact, have to insist that Mandela leave prison as planned. Mandela conceded and the two shared a drink. He walked to his freedom the next day and stepped into history.

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   Why did President de Klerk meet Nelson Mandela?

   • On 10 February 1990, President De Klerk met Mandela to tell him he was going to be released the next day. This time it was an unconditional release. He would be a free man. But to President de Klerk's surprise, Nelson Mandela's response seemed muted.

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   Why did Nelson Mandela borrow a pair of glasses?

   • Several hours after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela made his first speech on the balcony of Cape Town's City Hall. As he prepared to speak, he realized he had left his glasses in the prison. So he borrowed a pair from his wife Winnie.

   The Day Nelson Mandela Walked Out Of Prison : Parallels : NPR

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9. artsandculture.google.com › story › 11-february-199011 February 1990: Mandela's Release from Prison

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   Feb 11, 1990 · On 11 February. 1990 Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison as a free man. He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Nelson Mandela released from prison (1990-11-02) Original Source: Graeme Williams / South Photos. Mandela's release.