Release of Nelson Mandela
February 11, 1990 · Victor Verster Prison, near Paarl
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Release of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela walked free from Victor Verster Prison after 27 years in prison, nine days after President de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC. Negotiations to end apartheid followed.
