/ 11 November 2021

Apartheid truths die with De Klerk

Nelson Mandela And F.w. De Klerk At Official Talks
Tiny steps: Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk make opening press statements during the first talks between the National Party government and the ANC.(Photo by © Louise Gubb/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

The regime’s last president may have ushered in democracy but he refused to take responsibility for the deeds of his National Party government

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