
35 years ago, FW de Klerk’s speech paved the way for democracy
Late first democratic President Nelson Mandela and the National Party’s FW de Klerk. 1 minute Exactly 35 years ago today, late-former president FW de Klerk announced sweeping changes at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town. His speech in 1990 marked the beginning of the negotiated transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy. It included the…