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Sisulu, Kathrada, Mhlaba, Motsoaledi, Mlangeni and other political prisoners are released
📅 15 October 1989Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Elias Motsoaledi, Andrew Mlangeni, Oscar Mpetha, and PAC prisoner Jeff Masemola were released. The release reunited major leaders with the wider...
The DF Malan Accord addresses the ANC-government deadlock
📅 12 February 1991Negotiators for the ANC and government signed the DF Malan Accord at the airport in Cape Town. The agreement clarified commitments around peaceful protest, political prisoners and the ANC’s suspension...
Mandela and de Klerk sign a Record of Understanding
📅 26 September 1992Mandela and President de Klerk signed a Record of Understanding after a bilateral summit. It addressed the release of political prisoners, the fencing of hostels, restrictions on carrying dangerous...
The release of 42 political prisoners begins implementation of the Record of Understanding
📅 15 November 1992Forty-two political prisoners were released in line with the Record of Understanding agreed by Mandela and de Klerk. The agreement set a deadline for staged releases and helped reopen negotiations....