To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's return: President Cyril Ramaphosa's address from the Cape Town City Hall balcony that Mandela addressed the world from on 11 February 1990, the day of his release.
The speech that birthed a nation, 30 years on
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 2](/imager/files/158942/8107589_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![Thuli Madonsela](/imager/files/158943/8107611_00244079dbb6e3b0b9d6425dfdc14923.jpg)
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 4](/imager/files/158944/8107616_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![Mangosuthu Buthelezi](/imager/files/158945/8107629_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 6](/imager/files/158946/8107639_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 7](/imager/files/158947/8107667_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![Graca Machel](/imager/files/158948/8107755_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 12](/imager/files/158952/8108166_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![Cyril Ramaphosa, Graca Machel](/imager/files/158954/8108169_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![30th anniversary Ramaphosa 14](/imager/files/158955/8108286_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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![George Bizos](/imager/files/158956/8108408_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpg)
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