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...tensely awaited speech, De Klerk last week went a long way toward accepting the demands listed by black opposition groups as conditions for the start of talks on a new constitution. Most important, he promised to release the world's most famous prisoner, Nelson Mandela, now in his 28th year of imprisonment, though he did not say when. De Klerk legalized more than 60 banned organizations, lifted emergency restrictions on the press and on 374 political activists, suspended executions and put a six-month limit on detentions without trial. He also promised to lift the remaining elements of the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa At Least Half a Loaf | 2/12/1990 | See Source »

South African President F.W. de Klerk plunged his country into chaos a week ago Friday by announcing the legalization of Black opposition groups, the imminent release of African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson R. Mandela and the lifting of restrictions on anti-apartheid organizations...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: ... But the Future Is Still Uncertain | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

...members--their presence now legal in South Africa--are expected to return to the country as early as July, in order to participate in negotiations with the government in Pretoria. And many expect the group, with Mandela back at the helm, to take the lead in voicing the Blacks' concerns...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: ... But the Future Is Still Uncertain | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

...Mandela will have his hands full trying to keep the varying groups together, and that may prove to be one of the biggest obstacles South African Blacks face in their battle for freedom...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: ... But the Future Is Still Uncertain | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

...Inkatha may be the most difficult for Mandela because it is a very powerful movement in Natal," says Abernethy. "It is possible that Natal would secede from South Africa...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: ... But the Future Is Still Uncertain | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

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