The Washington Post, May 3rd, 1994
"NEXT TUESDAY I shall lay down my responsibilities as state president," said Frederik W. de Klerk at a news conference yesterday. With his concession speech and announcement that he would be handing over the presidency to Nelson Mandela, South Africa's tortuous transition from apartheid to democracy finally and mercifully comes to an end. "After so many centuries, we will finally have a government which represents all South Africans. All South Africans are now free," said the outgoing president. It was an extraordinary moment in the country's history. The final vote tally from last week's unpr...
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