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Nelson Mandela: “He did not make any of his reforms with the intention of putting himself out of power. He made them for precisely the…”

On the recordNovember 10, 2021
He did not make any of his reforms with the intention of putting himself out of power. He made them for precisely the opposite reason: to ensure power for the Afrikaner in a new dispensation.
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Nelson Mandela
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mandela critiques F.W. de Klerk's motivations for reforms during apartheid, suggesting they were aimed at maintaining Afrikaner power.

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