Permanent historical factsheet

Arrest of Nelson Mandela

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1985–1990Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1985

Pieter Botha10 February 1985

Government / Government of South Africa

Nelson Mandela rejects Bothas offer of conditional release

1989

Frederik Willem de Klerk2 February 1989

Government / Government of South Africa

Announces the intention to release Nelson Mandela during the opening of Parliament

Frederik Willem de Klerk11 February 1989

Government / Government of South Africa

Nelson Mandela is released from prison

Frederik Willem de Klerk10 October 1989

Government / Government of South Africa

de Klerk announces the release of Mandela

1990

Frederik Willem de Klerk11 February 1990

Robben Island · Government / Government of South Africa

Mandela is released from prison after 27yrs

Names involved

Frederik Willem de KlerkPieter Botha

Provenance

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