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Mandela backs violence as defensive act for peace
Nelson Mandela, freshly released after 27 years, urged South Africans to press for an end to white minority rule while defending the ANC’s past armed struggle as a defensive act against apartheid. He called for a nationwide lift of the state of emergency and the release of political prisoners, and said negotiations could begin soon if de Klerk pursues a peace initiative. The day saw deadly unrest and a bomb damaged a Cape Town station as hopes for dialogue rose amid tension.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
African National Congress Movement
F.W. de Klerk
Desmond Tutu
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Andries Treutnicht
Victor Verster