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On Saturday, tens of thousands of blacks in South Africa's seven biggest cities and several towns staged jubilant "victory marches" to celebrate the promised release of the eight prominent prisoners.
Organizers said never before had so many large anti-government marches been held in the country simultaneously.
By most indications, this demonstration will be just as well-attended as the largest past marches. "It's a huge national event," said Sarah Silbert '92, co-director of Harvard's contingent, "I know Midwest schools that are sending buses."
As de Klerk addressed the Electoral College, anti-apartheid organizations announced that more demonstrations and marches were planned in Pretoria and Johannesburg today.
Slowly the train of boxcars rolls to a halt at Kapikule, where Bulgaria becomes Turkey, and a flood of humanity spills out. Many kneel to kiss the ground. Others weep as they unload furniture, suitcases and sacks stuffed with possessions and pile them on the station platform. Military marches and...