#FW de Klerk

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Ask an older generation of white South Africans when they first felt the bite of anti-apartheid sanctions, and some point to the moment in 1968 when their prime minister, BJ Vorster, banned a tour by the England cricket team because it included a mixed-race player, Basil D’Oliveira. After that, South Africa was excluded from international cricket until Nelson Mandela walked free from prison 22 years later. The D’Oliveira affair, as it became known, proved a watershed in drumming up popular support for the sporting boycott that eventually saw the country excluded from most international competition including rugby, the great passion of the white Afrikaners who were the base of the ruling Nationalist party and who bitterly resented being cast out. For others, the moment of reckoning came years later, in 1985 when foreign banks called in South Africa’s loans. It was a clear sign that the country’s economy was going to pay an ever higher price for apartheid. Neither of those events was decisive in bringing down South Africa’s regime. Far more credit lies with the black schoolchildren who took to the streets of Soweto in 1976 and kicked off years of unrest and civil disobedience that made the country increasingly ungovernable until changing global politics, and the collapse of communism, played its part. But the rise of the popular anti-apartheid boycott over nearly 30 years made its mark on South Africans who were increasingly confronted by a repudiation of their system. Ordinary Europeans pressured supermarkets to stop selling South African products. British students forced Barclays Bank to pull out of the apartheid state. The refusal of a Dublin shop worker to ring up a Cape grapefruit led to a strike and then a total ban on South African imports by the Irish government. By the mid-1980s, one in four Britons said they were boycotting South African goods – a testament to the reach of the anti-apartheid campaign. . . . The musicians union blocked South African artists from playing on the BBC, and the cultural boycott saw most performers refusing to play in the apartheid state, although some, including Elton John and Queen, infamously put on concerts at Sun City in the Bophuthatswana homeland. The US didn’t have the same sporting or cultural ties, and imported far fewer South African products, but the mobilisation against apartheid in universities, churches and through local coalitions in the 1980s was instrumental in forcing the hand of American politicians and big business in favour of financial sanctions and divestment. By the time President FW de Klerk was ready to release Mandela and negotiate an end to apartheid, a big selling point for part of the white population was an end to boycotts and isolation. Twenty-seven years after the end of white rule, some see the boycott campaign against South Africa as a guide to mobilising popular support against what is increasingly condemned as Israel’s own brand of apartheid.

. . . continues at the guardian (21 May, 2021)

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why are there all these racists in youtube comments adulating fw de klerk? if you think democracy and political racial equality have been terrible banes for south africa and the blacks didnt deserve him, surely it would make more sense to honour the actual tooth-and-nail apartheid defenders of that time period (of whom there was no shortage) instead of the one mainly famous for meekly acquiescing to the anc and intl pressure to end the regime you clearly prefer to the present one? i suppose that would be in rather poor taste and mark you as a white nationalist scumbag but lets be real, so is the shit you are saying anyway, might as well go whole hog

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Project Hammer, led by Mandela, Netanyahu, and De Klerk, aimed to save USA banks and Rothschild fiat currency banks from collapse by donating South Africa's gold reserves. They not here just selloutscwho sold South Africa to thier Central.Bank handlers

Here's the link to the source for reference: [Creative Destruction Media](https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2023/10/27/benjamin-netanyahu-fw-de-klerk-the-shadows-behind-project-hammer).

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Meet Leonard Kateete the artist behind Mandela’s ‘Tears of Freedom’ portrait.

Inside the tiny bathroom of the ‘matchbox’ red brick walls built in 1944 on Vilakazi Street Soweto, South Africa, stands the four feet long iconic ‘Tears of Freedom’ portraiture of a grey-haired Nelson Mandela with tears rolling down his wrinkled cheeks against a backdrop of fading footprints.

When the former South African president received the portraiture in July 1990 during his visit to Nairobi, those who were in the room said he was dumbstruck as mixed emotions engulfed his ageing face. He was only six months into his freedom after 27 years in jail.

Mandela keenly studied the detailed drawing for minutes. He then said to the artist: “Thank you. Thank you.” The iconic portrait done by Kenyan-based Ugandan artist Leonard Kateete that could have sold for millions of shillings in 1990 now forms part of the Mandela 8115 matchbox house — as natives call it due to its shape— that is now a museum in Soweto.

When Kateete — who was forced into exile to Kenya in 1982 — put final touches to the portraiture and left it to dry, he did not know what the revered anti-apartheid activist looked like as no pictures of him had ever been released since his conviction in the 1960s.

With no AI technology, the artist heavily relied on his imagination to conjure the masterpiece he began working on eight days before Mandela’s release from prison.

Once the paint dried, he named it ‘Tears of Freedom’ for two reasons. "First it was to depict Mandela’s freedom after all his work fighting for liberation, and secondly, it was about my freedom having reflected on Idi Amin whose regime resulted in my departure from Uganda to Kenya in 1982,” Kateete tells this writer in Nairobi.

The Nelson Mandela National Museum, told Sunday Nation that Mandela held the portrait in high regard as one of the most priceless gifts he ever received.

To prevent the painting’s details from wearing off from frequent touching by hordes of tourists who visit the museum each day, the portrait has been reinforced behind a clear glass.

But where does the story of Kateete (80 percent of his distinguished collections are proudly displayed at the National Art Gallery of Kenya, and at the Holy Family Basilica) and his worldwide famous Mandela painting begin?

At exactly 4:14 pm (South African time) on February 11, 1990, Nelson Madiba Mandela, the country’s once most wanted man, walked out of Victor Verster Prison hand in hand with his then-wife Winnie Madikizela after spending 27 years behind bars.

A mammoth crowd had waited for hours in the sweltering heat in anticipation of catching sight of the revered apartheid activist who had disappeared from their view in 1964 after delivering a four-hour speech at the conclusion of his apartheid government sabotage trial where he was sentenced to life in prison.

The apartheid government did not release photos of him during his 27 years in incarceration in the hope of curbing his growing fame after his conviction. Few people knew what he looked like at the time of his release. He was 71 when he left prison.

A week before his release the then South African president FW de Klerk had announced he would set Mandela free without setting the exact date.

The news sent South Africa and large parts of the African continent into a frenzy of jubilation. By the time of his conviction in 1964, Mandela, a former boxer, was a rugged man in his 40s with full cheeks and a beard. He always dressed in suits at his court appearances. Those were the last images of him seen in public.

Mandela’s fame grew over the years even while in prison. By 1990 he had taken an almost mythic status. The activism by African National Congress (ANC), a political movement under which Mandela causatively led large-scale demonstrations against oppressive apartheid laws administered to blacks, had continued to agitate and push for his release.

The ANC’s activism was lively beyond South Africa’s borders, with its representatives stationed in friendly African nations including Kenya. When the news of Mandela’s intended release reached Kenya, at the Loreto Convent Msongari, an impromptu staff meeting was convened by its then principal, retired Sister Pauline Boase.

Sr Boase spoke to Sunday Nation a few days ago after she had just celebrated her 89th birthday at the school. She said that just before Mandela’s release, she suggested to her staff that they set up a competition for the students to draw portraits of a Xhosa chief out of respect and affection for Madiba.

“Everybody at the school was pro-Mandela. Everyone was very enthusiastic and excited when we learnt of his pending release. We learnt all of the African hymns about Africa and Mandela. We were very teed-up for the Mandela release, we wanted to have a celebration to celebrate his liberation. I said to the staff and students that I needed a picture of Mandela. We can’t just celebrate in a vacuum,” Sr Boase said with a frail voice but a sharp memory.

The task of overseeing the painting competition fell on Kateete, who stepped in as the Msongari Arts teacher, in place of his wife who was away on maternity leave. The wife is now deceased. The main hurdle was where to find Mandela’s current photo, as there was none. It was at this point that Kateete, a Fine Arts graduate from the Margaret Trowel School, Makerere University, had to rely on his creative skills.

“There was a small older photo of Mandela, about the size of a passport photo, on the Times Magazine. So Kateete and myself put it on a photo enlarger machine we had at the time, and drew the outlines. That is all you could get from it, but Kateete was smart enough to know how he could go about it,” Sr Boase said with a chuckle.

At 8pm on February 4, 1990 Kateete began making sketches of Mandela, who was fondly known as Madiba, staying up until 3am. “There was a groundsman who worked at the school who had some resemblance with Mandela. I asked him to pose for me so that I could give the portrait a more natural look. His skin texture matched that of Mandela,” Kateete, who is now 75, narrated.

Kateete had never expected to ever meet Mandela. Not a single thought had crossed his mind that the finesse and flair he put into the body of work would be his ticket to meeting the world's most famous man at that time.

Because of the hype and buzz surrounding Mandela’s pending release, a lot of paintings of Mandela had been done by other artists too. The paintings were taken to the offices of the ANC representatives in Nairobi. But it was Kateete’s ‘Tears of Freedom’ that was picked as it captured the image of the freedom fighter’s face and his mood, with Robben Island in the background.

“When I saw the portrait I was speechless. I suggested to Mr Kateete that he should sell it to the ANC, as it was impeccable. Someone else also urged him to sell it for Sh1 million. It was a lot of money in the 1990s, but Kateete refused,” Sr Boase added.

Kateete interjects: “I don’t regret not selling the painting. How much money could I have asked for? No amount of money is worth that painting. My conviction was that only Mandela deserved it,” the artist said. To spice up the celebrations, Sr Boase used her connections and assistance from the ANC Nairobi representative to invite the ANC Secretary-General, the late Edward Makasi.

“When the late Makasi saw the portrait he too was speechless. He said Mandela was coming to Kenya, and invited both of us.” Sr Boase recalled.

On July 11, 1990 Mandela arrived in Nairobi with his wife Winnie on his way to attend the Organization of African Unity Summit in Addis Ababa. As part of his itinerary, Mandela wanted to meet the ‘Tears of Freedom artist’, visit Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi’s grave, meet Kimathi’s widow, Mukami Kimathi; and the former Mau Mau commander General China (real name Waruhiu Itote). Madiba had drawn a lot of inspiration from the Mau Mau movement.

“Word had gone round about my painting. There were senior people in government who didn’t want me to present the painting personally to Mandela. They said that I should give them the painting and they will present it,” Kateete said.

After failing to meet the painter, before Mandela’s departure, he asked to meet journalists to thank them for their support as well as the artist.

“Sr Pauline, my late wife and I were hurriedly called to the State House by Mr Makasi. The meeting that lasted 40 minutes was profound. That is when I presented the portrait. When he unwrapped the painting, he was mesmerised. He studied it for a few minutes before thanking me,” Kateete said.

Sr Boase vividly remembers the events of that day too. She said it was the best ever experience of her life. “I had never thought Mandela was that tall. Winnie was a little controversial. She asked if it doesn’t get boring to be a nun. She said that I should get married to Kateete because of the good chemistry between us. I pointed to Kateete’s wife and said he was married. She said that he should marry me as his second wife,” she said.

As a fresh graduate from Makerere, Kateete painted dictator Idi Amin’s portrait and he was impressed. He was introduced to Amin and he was commissioned to do artwork for a number of organisations which earned a lot of money.

When Amin was toppled in 1978-79, everyone close to him was hunted down. He fled to Kenya in 1982. He has been an art teacher in Kenya since then. Kateete’s other iconic portrait is that of former US President Richard Nixon and his family which is displayed in the Nixon Museum.

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[miraclestreet]

On February 11th 1990, the most famous prisoner in the world was freed after 27 years. The majority of his sentence was in the brutal Robben Island Prison and in a cell with no bed and not even the most basic of plumbing. Upon his release, Nelson Mandela would live for a further 13 years making a colossal impact on the world.

He was jailed in 1964 for resisting the vicious apartheid system in his native South Africa that denied black people even the most basic rights. Throughout Mandela’s years in jail, a global campaign to free him was gaining momentum. When he was finally let out, President FW de Klerk took a huge personal risk, opening the door for an election that gave every South African the vote. It would ultimately lead to Mandela’s party gaining power and him becoming president of a united South Africa. The turnout that day was unprecedented and the emotional scenes were shown across the world as people, who previously had no voice, were able to cast a vote for freedom and equality. 

Throughout the five years of his presidency, Nelson Mandela led an anxious and previously divided country with grace, forgiveness and dignity continually resisting calls for retribution from his own supporters against those who had wronged them. The South Africa of today is a not without its problems, of course, but the remarkable ‘Rainbow Nation’ shines as a beacon of hope and reconciliation in a troubled World. Many church leaders have spoken of Mandela’s deep personal faith in the God of the Bible. Some of them visited him in prison and told of the times they prayed together in his cell as well as in his later years as president. A life-long friend was with him the day he died and emotionally recounted seeing his face light up moments before he passed away when he spoke the words of the blessing that the great man loved so much: 

"May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you with kindness, and give you peace."

[history-today]

Today In History:

A bit of December 13th history…

1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes 3 militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians; this organization is recognized today as the founding of the US National Guard

1642 - Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and changes it a year later to Nieuw Zeeland

1774 - Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell ride to warn Portsmouth of the approach of the British warships

1920 - League of Nations establishes The International Court of Justice in The Hague

1964 - In El Paso, Texas, US President LBJ and Mexican President Gustavo Ordaz set off an explosion diverting the Rio Grande to reshape US-Mexico border

1990 - South African President FW de Klerk meets with Nelson Mandela to talk of end of apartheid

2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured during Operation Red Dawn by US forces

2006 - The Baiji, or Chinese River Dolphin, announced as extinct (pictured)

2017 - Prehistoric bones of a penguin as tall as a human (5ft 3in) found in New Zealand 

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Thieves steal Nobel Peace Medal from late president

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Ex-South African President FW de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen

Ex-South African President FW de Klerk’s Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen

FW de Klerk won the prize alongside Nelson Mandela for their efforts to end the apartheid system. from BBC News – World https://ift.tt/OLczvmR via IFTTT

[odinsblog]

Good riddance to an evil man who, unfortunately, never had to answer for his crimes against humanity and his racism. I hope he’s rotting away in hell.

[dreamingofkaggen]

It may have been mere coincidence, but news over the past week focused on two contrasting perspectives of how apartheid affected the lives of South Africans.

On the one hand, there was former president FW de Klerk trying so desperately to dispel any notion that apartheid, as bad as it may have been, was ever a crime against humanity.

De Klerk granted interviews this week to mark 30 years after his announcement of the unbanning of liberation movements, the release of political prisoners including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada, and the setting in motion of steps towards a negotiated political settlement.

In those interviews, he was at pains to assure South Africans that although apartheid could not be justified, it could not be equated to genocide.

This despite a UN resolution which officially designated it a crime against humanity.

[drgreg]

Dr Gregory Hough South Africa

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FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK DIES AT THE AGE OF 85

FW de Klerk, an apartheid-era leader who helped to bring about the end of white-minority rule in South Africa, has died of cancer at the age of 85, his foundation said on Thursday.De Klerk helped orchestrate the release of Nelson Mandela, with whom he later shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.DCO Global News Published on November 11, 2021 By Odoh Dominic ChukwuemekaHowever, for many South…

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JUST IN: South Africa's former president, FW de Klerk dies at 85

JUST IN: South Africa’s former president, FW de Klerk dies at 85

The former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, FW de Klerk, has died at the age of 85. Mr de Klerk, who was also a key figure in the nation’s transition to democracy, had been diagnosed with cancer this year, a spokesman said. Mr de Klerk was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994. In 1990 he announced he was releasing anti-apartheid leader Nelson…

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Former South African president FW de Klerk dies at 85

Former South African president FW de Klerk dies at 85

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has died aged 85, his foundation announced on Thursday. “It is with the deepest sadness that the FW de Klerk Foundation must announce that former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle again,” the statement said. More details later…