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Thirty years ago former president FW de Klerk unbanned liberation movements and released political prisoners. The words from his speech at that time were echoed this week as South Africans reflected on the country’s apartheid past.Image: Loanna Hoffmann
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FW de Klerk’s defining speech in full, reactions as Mzansi reflects on the past

The second day of February marked 30 years since the last apartheid president, FW de Klerk, made the historical move to unban liberation movements and release political prisoners. The words from his speech were echoed as South Africans…

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