Why did Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.”
Who was responsible for apartheid in South Africa?
Called the ‘Architect of the Apartheid’ Hendrik Verwoerd was Prime Minister as leader of the National Party from 1958-66 and was key in shaping the implementation of apartheid policy.
How did Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk work together?
De Klerk negotiated with Mandela to fully dismantle apartheid and establish a transition to universal suffrage. He oversaw the 1994 non-racial election in which Mandela led the African National Congress (ANC) to victory; de Klerk’s National Party took second place.
Who first started apartheid?
Daniel François Malan became the first nationalist prime minister, with the aim of implementing the apartheid philosophy and silencing liberal opposition. When the National Party came to power in 1948, there were factional differences in the party about the implementation of systemic racial segregation.
Where is Alfred Nobel?
Stockholm, Sweden
Alfred Nobel/Place of birth
When was the debate between Mandela and de Klerk?
On 21 December 1993 President FW de Klerk held a press conference in which he challenged ANC President Nelson Mandela to a pre-election debate on television and radio. “The Great Debate” as media framed it was set for 14 April 1994 and it was seen as a showdown between South Africa’s two political heavy weights. Loading…
When did FW de Klerk end apartheid in South Africa?
FW de Klerk highlights: 1989: Elected president of South Africa 1990: (after 4 months in office) Initiates the end of Apartheid and releases Nelson Mandela from prison 1993: de Klerk and Mandela jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
How old is Frederik Willem de Klerk now?
Twenty years after the event, sitting in the study of his Cape Town home, Frederik Willem de Klerk, now 73, still has the headmasterly style and deliberate speech that the watching world came to know as he played a crucial role in dismantling apartheid.
Why was FW de Klerk important to South Africa?
In 1959 prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd’s government divided black South Africans into eight ethnic groups and allocated them “homelands” – nations within the nation. The move was a cornerstone of an Afrikaner nationalist dream to create a republic, but it led to international isolation. De Klerk was a vigorous supporter.