Speeches and Public Statements

Report by the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela to the 50th National Conference of the African National Congress Mafikeng, 16 December 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the second National Conference on small business Durban, 5 November 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE LIAISON COUNCIL (Delivered on his Behalf by Deputy Minister Kasrils)
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON THE OCCASION OF DEEPAVALI, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 1997 29 October 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the conferral of the freedom of Pietermaritzburg on Mahatma Gandhi Pietermaritzburg, 25 April 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH YOUTH DAY FUNCTION Zuurbekom, 15 June 1997
NOTES FOR A SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT SIFIKILE VILLAGE Rustenburg, 18 October 1997
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE Pretoria, 4 December 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the banquet for prince sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Cape Town, 24 September 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the International Fair Play Awards Pretoria, 25 June 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A STATE BANQUET IN HIS HONOUR Jakarta, Indonesia, 14 July 1997
Notes for a speech by President Nelson Mandela at Worcester station Worcester, September 27 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SWITCH-ON OF THE SOSHANGUVE ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT Soshanguve, 2 December 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE CORONATION OF KING LETSIE III OF LESOTHO Maseru, 31 October 1997
Statement by President Nelson Mandela at the presentation of the "Cape Town Bid"at the 106th session of the International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5, 1997
”A VISION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA”ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM SOUTHERN AFRICA ECONOMIC SUMMIT
OPENING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE FOURTH SESSION OF PARLIAMENT Cape Town, 7 February 1997
Notes for a speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Blue Train gala dinner and charity auction Cape Town, 27 September 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE OPENING OF THE 350TH CLINIC BUILT SINCE SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST DEMOCRATIC ELECTION 20 September 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Eastern Cape investor’s conference East London, 7 November 1997
Statement by President Nelson Mandela following the arrest of former President of Zambia, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda 26 December 1997
NOTES FOR PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTIAL CITATION Pretoria, 14 October 1997
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SADC CHAIRMAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL CLOSING OF THE SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF SADC Chichiri Conference Centre, 8 September, 1997
RESPONSE BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON BEING WELCOMED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BY THE CHANCELLOR Oxford, 11 July 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a lunch hosted by the Thai board of trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and South African Thai Chamber of Commerce Bangkok, 17 July 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a dinner on the 10th anniversary of the appointment of Chief Rabbi Harris Cape Town, 6 November 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded an honorary doctorate by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Cape Town, 19 September 1997
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING Soweto, 20 February 1997
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE AFRICA PEACE AWARD TO THE NATION OF MOZAMBIQUE Durban, 1 November 1997
Message from President Nelson Mandela on Africa refugee day 20 June 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet hosted by Colonel Qadhafi Tripoli, 22 October 1997
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
NEW YEAR MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA 31 December 1997
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LEPHATSOANA II TRUST OPEN DAY Amersfoort, 21 June 1997
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE NATIONAL MEN’S MARCH Pretoria, 22 November 1997
Notes for an address by President Nelson Mandela to the Foreign Correspondents Association Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela on receiving an honorary doctorate from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand, 17 July 1997
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Baragwaneth Hearing Aid Project Soweto, 23 May 1997