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F.W. De Klerk, the president of South Africa, gave a speech to the legislature on February 2nd, 1990, that altered the trajectory of the country's destiny.

This marked the beginning of FW De Klerk's efforts to topple the Apartheid dictatorship that had previously controlled South Africa. De Klerk had highlighted two important elements, which were:

  • several political groups that had previously been prohibited, including the ANC and PAC, to be unbanned.
  • All political prisoners should be freed from facilities like Robben Island (Including Nelson Mandela).
  • FW De Klerk's openness to collaboration with all political parties in the development of a new democratic constitution for South Africa.

Motives Behind FW De Klerk's Change

  • The National Party sought to maintain some influence over the transformation and end of Apartheid.
  • The National Party thought that after being outlawed for 30 years, the ANC would be politically weak.
  • South Africa's economy was significantly harmed by sanctions and disinvestments.
  • The resistance demonstrations against Apartheid in the 1980s demonstrated that these demonstrations could not be put on indefinite hold by the Apartheid administration.

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