Historical Organization
F. W. de Klerk
F. W. de Klerk
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Organization Timeline
Mandela meets President F. W. de Klerk
📅 13 December 1989Mandela met President F. W. de Klerk in Cape Town. Their meeting followed the release of several senior comrades and took place amid escalating popular opposition to apartheid. Mandela entered the...
Mandela and De Klerk negotiate the place and timing of his release
📅 10 February 1990De Klerk informed Mandela that he would be released the next day in Johannesburg. Mandela objected to a planned transfer and insisted on walking through Victor Verster’s gates; he asked for additional...
The ANC and government sign the Groote Schuur Minute
📅 4 May 1990Mandela led the ANC delegation in talks with the government at Groote Schuur. The resulting minute committed both sides to work toward resolving the political conflict and established mechanisms...
Mandela and de Klerk hold emergency talks as township violence escalates
📅 16 August 1990Mandela met President F. W. de Klerk in Pretoria amid escalating violence, including attacks on commuters and residents in townships. Mandela pressed the government over violence and the state’s...