MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · February 11
THE DAY IN HISTORY · FEBRUARY 11
February 11 in history
1990 — Mandela walks free
11 Feb 1990 — After 27 years, Nelson Mandela leaves Victor Verster prison on foot, fist raised. Nine days earlier F. W. de Klerk had unbanned the ANC. Negotiation, not conquest, will end apartheid.
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