Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 3 - Chapter 2 Page 10

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This item consists of 16 typed pages, numbered 22 - 37 and half a hand-written page for insertion in page 27. There is some minor editing. The main addition is the hand-written paragraph on P. Waldmeir's question 'Why the Boers gave it all away'.

This is page 9 of 16 typed pages, numbered 22 - 37 and half a hand-written page for insertion in page 27. There is some minor editing.

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Title: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 3 - Chapter 2 Page 10
Date: 1985/2002
Original Language: English
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discuss the matter with me alone, and suggested that I bring President FW de Klerk, Ferdi Hartenzenberg and the General. I proposed that we should also include the leader of the extreme Afrikaner rightwing, Eugene Terre'Blanche on the grounds that he was a reckless demagogue who at that time could attract larger crowds than President de Klerk. On this issue, the former president was so negative that I dropped the subject. I returned to Johannesburg and immediately telephoned President de Klerk and informed him of Botha's invitation. He was as hostile to the whole ideas of us meeting the former president as the latter was towards Terre'Blanche. I then approached the progressive Afrikaner theologian, Professor Johan Heyns, to bring together the General, Hartzenberg, Terre'Blanche and myself. Terre'blanche was
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Type: Book
Subjects: Viljoen, Constand
Repository: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Reference code: 3, 10
Origination: Mandela, Nelson
Originals location: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer: Donation of the Office of Nelson Mandela
Finding aids: Finding aid available
Extent and Medium: 16 typed pages and half hand-written page, 1 typed page
Creator: Mandela, Nelson
Conditions governing reproduction: Copyright held by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Conditions governing access: Access by permission of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Collection: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom
Chapter revision: 3
Chapter: 2
Book: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom
Alternate forms available: All chapters have been scanned and saved on disk: NMF DOCS 0019