At a United Democratic Front rally in Soweto, Zindzi Mandela publicly read her father’s response to Botha’s offer. Mandela rejected a personal release that required him to renounce the ANC’s political position while the majority remained unfree. Zindzi’s act made her a public political voice in her own right and carried Mandela’s message beyond the prison’s censorship. Winnie had visited Mandela and brought his statement to the rally.
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What was the Commonwealth EPG trying to do in 1986?
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The group sought a political process and met with Mandela in prison.