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10 Greatest Speeches


Nelson Mandela 10 May 1994,


Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa


What was the big deal? T e inaugural address by the fi rst black president of a free South Africa. It was the culmination of decades of struggle to end apartheid and give black people political power and freedom. T e fi ght had become a global campaign and was the ultimate reason why the apartheid system was destined to fall. Mandela himself spent 27 years in jail for his part in the struggle and his own sacrifi ce


added a bitter-sweet note to the historical occasion. His speech embodied all the human qualities that have made him such a respected global fi gure. He gave thanks to the former president FW de Klerk, a man who had kept him imprisoned. He also urged a nation of black and white citizens to move on from the past and join together in a new, united nation. T e notion of unity was aptly summed up in the line from his address: “We shall build the


society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts… a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.”


Impact rating: 8/10


We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom.


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