Today in history: Mandela and De Klerk jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The award was in recognition of their efforts for achieving a peaceful transformation from an apartheid regime to democracy.
Former South African Presidents, Mandela and De Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1993.
The award was in recognition of their efforts for achieving a peaceful transformation from an apartheid regime to democracy.
President FW de Klerk, the last president of the white minority rule, abandoned the unsustainable and untenable apartheid system towards a non-racial and democratic South Africa.
This meant the release of anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela.
Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, world renowned preacher was also awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his unifying role in the fight against apartheid.
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee made specific mention of his part in the transition to democracy in South Africa.
Information sourced from: South African History Online.
