Item 1237 - Negotiating Democracy, 1990-1994: How South Africa's Democracy was forged

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ZA COM RCB-1237

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Negotiating Democracy, 1990-1994: How South Africa's Democracy was forged

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  • 2020 (Creation)

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Printed matter, 28 pages.
Dimension: 21cm x 21cm
Publisher: Khulu Mbatha & Nelson Mandela Foundation
Place of Publication: Johannesburg

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Dr Khulu Mbatha who holds a PhD in philosophy from the Friedrich-Schiller University, Germany was the Special Advisor to Mr Kgalema Motlanthe who was the president as well as deputy president of South Africa (2008-2014). Mbatha spent over 20 years as a student and diplomat in various countries in Europe and the US. He was the Chief Representative in Athens, Greece from 1988 to 1990, co-ordinator of the ANC’s National Executive Committee 1991 –1994. He then worked with Minister Alfred Nzo – Foreign Minister, served as Minister Counsellor to South Africa’s Permanent Mission at the UN, was Consul-General to Munich, Bavaria, Germany and deputy Director-General in the Department of Home Affairs.

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(1999 -)

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organisation focused on memory, dialogue and legacy work, founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999.

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The photographs taken by Dr Khulu Mbatha from the time the ANC was unbanned and Nelson Mandela released, and throughout the negotiating process, inspired this exhibition.

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  • English

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NMCM: Reading room

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Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Final

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Full

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