Mandela held a three-hour legal consultation with advocate George Bizos at Pollsmoor. The consultation shows the continuing legal dimension of imprisonment and the role of lawyers in maintaining contact between a political prisoner and the outside world. Prison officials controlled the setting, but legal counsel remained an important link to family, movement, and the state’s obligations.
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Where was Mandela moved after hospital treatment in December 1988?
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The Foundation dates his transfer to Victor Verster to 7 December.
Mandela met F. W. de Klerk at Victor Verster in December 1989.
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Their 13 December meeting took place in Cape Town, not at Victor Verster.