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Cape Town exhibitions open on eve of anniversary of Madiba’s release from prison
Speakers remember historic walk to freedom
11 February 2010 |
February 11, 2010 – Guest speaker Cyril Ramaphosa spoke of the “magic in the air” on the day of Mr Nelson Mandela’s release at the opening of two major exhibitions, Mandela: Character, comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator, statesman; and Drawing on Madiba by Zapiro, at the Iziko Museums’ Slave Lodge in Cape Town last night. Twenty years ago today, on February 11, 1990, Mr Mandela walked free from prison.
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Foundation partners with Visual History Archive to create interactive map of Mr Mandela’s release
Interactive website contains documents, photos and audio-visual material related to Madiba’s release
10 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 10, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the Visual History Archive (VHA), launched a free online archival portal today to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Mr Mandela.
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Nelson Mandela Foundation staff members remember February 11, 1990
Madiba walks free
10 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 10, 2010 – February 11, 2010, marks the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release after 27-and-a-half years in prison. Madiba leaving Victor Verster Prison, alongside Winnie Mandela, marked the birth of South Africa’s democracy.
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Nelson Mandela celebrates the 20th anniversary of his release
Mr Mandela gathers with family, friends and comrades
10 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 10, 2010 – Days before the 20th anniversary of his release from prison, Nelson Mandela attended an intimate gathering at his Johannesburg home with family, friends and comrades.
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Community conversations facilitators share their triumphs and challenges
Refinement and review process encourages facilitators to share lessons learnt, and progress made, in their communities
9 February 2010 | Category: Dialogue for Justice
February 9, 2010 – In the village of Khakhala, on the outskirts of Giyani in the Limpopo Province, getting people in the community to use the free condoms from the local clinic is not the problem.
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Foundation marks 25 years since Nelson Mandela rejected PW Botha’s offer of conditional release
Mr Mandela’s response to Botha was announced to the world at a rally in Soweto
9 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 9, 2010 – Twenty-five years ago, on February 10, 1985, Nelson Mandela announced to the world his rejection of then South African President PW Botha’s offer of conditional release.
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Film festival commemorates Nelson Mandela’s release from prison
Events in Cape Town and Johannesburg to showcase award-winning films and raw footage of the day of Mr Mandela’s release
9 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 9, 2010 – Twenty years after Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison, near Paarl, a free man, the historical significance of that dramatic day in February 1990 is being remembered in a film festival in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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President Nelson Mandela’s career in newspaper cartoons
An online cartoon exhibition is launched to mark the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison
9 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Publications
February 9, 2010 – February 11, 2010, marks the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. As one of modern history’s most famous leaders, his career has, for decades, been the subject of many an editorial cartoon.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela prison-related abridged chronology
A brief, prison-related chronology of Nelson Mandela’s life
9 February 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
February 9, 2010 – To condense all of Nelson Mandela’s achievements into one chronology would be impossible; as a result, below you will find a brief chronology of important events relating to Mr Mandela’s imprisonment.
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Two community dialogues to celebrate the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release
Community conversations held to mark 20th anniversary of Mr Mandela’s release
8 February 2010 | Category: Dialogue for Justice
February 8, 2010 – Thursday February 11, 2010, marks the 20th anniversary of Mr Mandela’s release from 27-and-a-half years’ imprisonment.
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