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Special Report Transcript Episode 61, Section 2, Time 07:30

With his speech on the second of February 1990, when he announced the unbanning of not only the ANC but also the SA Communist Party, it became obvious to many people, myself included that Mr. FW de Klerk and his colleagues were preparing to betray us all. On the 26th of May 1990 the late Dr Andries Treurnicht had made his and the CP’s feelings and intentions clear when he, addressing the largest political rally ever held at the Voortrekker Monument, (I believe that in the region of a 150 000 people were there Mr. Chairman and it was really a large rally, I was there myself) called the people up to the third freedom struggle. As the two previous freedom struggles were wars this was clearly a call to arms for Afrikaners.

Notes: TRC testimony: Clive Derby-Lewis

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On 2 February 1990, President F W de Klerk announced the unbanning of liberation movements and other organisations, the release of political prisoners, the lifting of restrictions on 33 organisations and a moratorium on judicial executions. Nelson Mandela was released from prison on 11 February ...
 
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