Mandela Speaks - Speeches and Writings of Nelson Mandela, 1996

Toespraak Tydens 'n Besoek aan aie Ruiterwag-Saamtrek vir Jong Afrikaner-Leiers, Hartbeesjeugterrein, 13 January
Address at Opening of African Cup Games, Johannesburg, 13 January
Speech at Opening of Columbus Stainless Steel Plant, Middleburg, 8 February
Opening Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Third Session of Parliament, Cape Town, 9 February
Speech at Banquet of the Prime Minister Of Norway, Cape Town, 12 February
President Mandela's Address at Service for Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Cape Town, 13 February
Speech to Potchefstroom University, 19 February
Speech During 19th Frankel Pollak Investment Conference, 20 February
Speech at the State Banquet in Honour of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Cape Town, 20 February
Speech at the Football Banquet, Pretoria, 1 March
Address to the National Assembly of Mali, Bamako, 2 March
Speech to the Business Community of Mali, Bamako, 3 March
Speech at the International Amateur Athletics Federation World Cross Country Championships , Stellenbosch, 22 March
Toast at the Banquet in Honour of the President of Ireland, Cape Town, 26 March
Speech at the Launch of the Presidential Mechanisation Lead Project, Cape Town, 27 March
Speech at the Joint Education Trust Annual Review, Johannesburg, 29 March
Speech at the Unveiling of the Tombstone for Helen Joseph, Avalon Cemetary, Johannesburg, 30 March
Speech at the Official Opening of the Umtata Bedford Hospital Upgrade, Umtata, 9 April
Speech Delivered at the Launch of the Chris Hani Memorial Water Supply Scheme Project, Sabalele, 9 April
Address at the Installation of Professor C A Abrahams as Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 12 April
Speech at the Opening of the Alusaf Hillside Smelter, Richards Bay, 19 April
Notes for a Speech at a People's Forum, KwaMakutha, 20 April
Notes for a Speech at a People's Forum, Edendale 21 April
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a Banquet in Honour of President Masire of Botswana, Cape Town, 23 April
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a Scroll-Awarding Ceremony Following KWV's 78th Annual General Meeting, Paarl, 24 April
Speech at the Defence Day Parade, Johannesburg, 27 April
Address at the SA Freedom Day Celebrations, Pretoria, 27 April
Speech at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Joe Slovo,, Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 4 May
Speech at the Maputo Development Corridor Investor Conference, Maputo, 6 May
Speech at Ort-Step Institute Graduation, Johannesburg, 7 May
Speech on the Adoption of the New Constitution, Cape Town, 8 May
Address at the Unveiling of the Mural Celebrating the Adoption of the New Constitution, Cape Town, 8 May
Speech at the Re-Opening of Beacon Hill High School, Mitchell's Plain, 9 May
Speech at the Re-Opening of Bongolethu Primary School, Phillipi, 9 May
Speech at a Banquet in Honour of President Nujoma of Namibia, Cape Town, 13 May
Speech on Receiving the Freedom of Grahamstown, Grahamstown, 16 May
Speech at the Re-Dedication of the 1820 Settlers Monument, Grahamstown, 16 May
Speech at the Signing of the Golden Book in Bonn, Bonn, 23 May
Speech at the Official Opening of the Cape Town SOS Children's Village, Cape Town, 25 May
Speech at the Launch of the National Programme of Action for Children & Report on Child Poverty, Pretoria, 31 May
Speech on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign and the Launch of the Commemorative Publication, Durban, 13 June
Speech on South African Youth Day, Pietersburg, 16 June
Address on the Occasion of the President’s Budget Debate in the Senate, 18 June
Address on the Occasion of the President's Budget Debate in the National Assembly, Cape Town, 20 June
Speech After Viewing the Exhibition of the Department of Correctional Services, Parliament, Cape Town, 21 June
Notes for Address to the National Assembly at the Closing of the President's Budget Debate, Cape Town, 21 June
Speech at Safmarine's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Cape Town, 21 June
Speech at Thanksgiving for Desmond Tutu, Cape Town, 22 June
Speech at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Fund-Raising Launch, Pretoria, 27 June
Address at the South African Reserve Bank's 75th Anniversary Banquet, Pretoria, 28 June
Speech in the Aftermath of the KwaZulu-Natal Election, Claremont, Durban, 6 July
Message at OAU Summit, Yaounde, 8 July
Speech on Being Welcomed to the City of Westminster, London, 9 July
Speech by President Mandela at a State Banquet Hosted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, London, 9 July
Address to the CBI Conference, London, 10 July
Speech at the Luncheon Given by John Major, Prime Minister of the UK, London, 10 July
Speech on Receiving Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, De Montfort, Glasgow Caledonian, London, Nottingham, Oxford and Warwick, Buckingham Palace, London, 10 July
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall, London, 10 July
Speech at Dinner Hosted by the Lord Mayor of London after Receiving the Freedom of the City of London, London, 10 July
Address to the Joint Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom, London, 11 July
Speech by President Mandela at the Banquet in Honour of Queen Elizabeth Ii, London, 11 July
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Commonwealth Africa Investment Fund Limited, London, 11 July
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Friends of Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, London, 12 July
Speech to Mark Bastille Day, France, 15 July
Speech on Receiving Honorary Doctorate from Sorbonne University, Paris, 15 July
Address to the National Council of French Employers, Paris, 16 July
Address on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the South African Communist Party, Cape Town, 28 July
Speech at the State Banquet in Honour of President Abdou Diouf, Pretoria, 30 July
Speech at the Launch of the "Kick Polio out of Africa" Campaign, 2 August
Speech at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Thomas Nkobi, Leondale, 2 August
Speech at the Memorial Service for Clive Menell, Johannesburg, 4 August
Speech at a Luncheon in Honour of Her Majesty Mamohato of Lesotho, Pretoria, 6 August
Speech on South African Women's Day, Pretoria, 9 August
Toespraak tydens 'n Dinee Aangebied deur Mimosa Rolprentproduksies, Bloemfontein, 22 August
Speech at the African Regional Workshop of the International Ombudsman Institution, Pretoria, 26 August
Speech at the Launch of the Warrenton Presidential School Project, Warrenton, 30 August
Speech Greeting Professor David Woods on His Inauguration as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 30 August
Speech at the Parade of Champions and Launch of the Olympic Bid Countdown Clock, Cape Town, 5 September
Speech at the Official Opening of the Nelson Mandela Community Park in Mamelodi, Pretoria, 6 September
Speech at the Official Opening of the Northern Province Presidential Projects, Giyani, 10 September
Address at Mass Rally, Giyani, 10 September
Address at a Banquet in Honour of President Rafsanjani of Iran, Pretoria, 12 September
Speech at the Unveiling of the Monument to Enoch Sontonga on Heritage Day, Johannesburg, 23 September
Address at the Official Opening of the Bram Fischer at the Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, 27 September
Speech at a Banquet in Honour of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Pretoria, 30 September
Speech at the Opening of the Electra Mining Africa Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1 October
Speech at a Luncheon in Honour of Dr. R Venter, Former Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, and Mr. I Robson, Former Commissioner, Pretoria, 3 october
Speech at the President's Sports Awards Function, Pretoria, 4 October
Address on the Occasion of the 34th Independence Celebrations of the Republic of Uganda, Kampala, 9 October
Speech at the Installation of Dr. Mamphela Ramphele as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 11 October
Speech at the Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of President Samora Machel, Mbuzini, 17 October
a Message on the Occasion of the Launch of Flagship Programme for Unemployed Women with Children Under 5 Years, Mathateng, 17 October
Statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October
Speech at the Closing Ceremony of the United Nations Habitat II African Housing Minister's Conference, World Trade Center, New York, 18 October
Speech at Award of Honorary Doctorate at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 25 October
Toespraak by Ontvangs 'n Ere-Graad van Universiteit van Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 25 October
Toespraak by Ontvang Ere-Burgerskap van Paarl, Paarl, 29 October
Speech at the Cape Town Press Club's 21st Anniversary Celebration, Cape Town, 31 October
Speech on Being Presented with his Insignia as a Knight of the Order of St John, Pretoria, 1 November
Speech at the Official Opening of the Ekuseni Youth Centre, Ekuseni, 19 November
Address to the Annual Dinner of the Foreign Correspondents Association, Johannesburg, 19 November
Speech to the Nedlac Conference on Crime and Violence, Johannesburg, 21 November
Keynote Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Summit for Organised Local Government, Durban, 22 November
Speech at the Presidential and Premier Education Awards Ceremony, Mbuzini, 23 November
Speech at a Banquet in Honour of President Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Pretoria, 26 November
Address to the Heidelberg Town Council on Receiving the Freedom of the Town, Heidelberg, 29 November
Speech at the Opening of Protea Glen Extension 11, Soweto, 5 December
Notes for An Address at a Meeting with the Western Cape Business Community, Cape Town, 6 December
Speech to the IOC Evaluation Commission, Cape Town, 7 December
Speaker's Notes for Meeting of the Western Cape Alliance, Cape Town, 7 December
Speakers Notes for Meeting with Western Cape and Branch Executives, Cape Town, 8 December
Speech at Signing of New Constitution, Sharpeville, 10 December
Speech at a State Banquet in Honour of Chief Justice Corbett, 11 December
Speech at a Luncheon Before Receiving the Freedom of Howick, Howick, 12 December
Speech at Howick Sports Ground on Receiving the Freedom of Howick, Howick, 12 December
Speech at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, Groutville, 22 December
New Year Message Broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, 31 December

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