LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Winnie Mandela calls for husband’s release

Genre

News report; Press conference; Music

TX Date

14 Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Report on a press conference by Winnie Mandela in a township near Johannesburg, in which she called for an end to a campaign of official harassment against her and for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela. Speakers: Winnie Mandela; opposition (United Democratic Front) leader Allan Boesak. Also includes schoolchildren’s singing. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Winnie Mandela; Allan Boesak

Keywords

Political prisoners; South Africa; Apartheid; Anti-apartheid movements; Black African peoples; Nelson Mandela; Winnie Mandela; United Democratic Front (South Africa)

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