LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mandela visits Glasgow and receives freedom of cities

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

10 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

Nelson Mandela is in Glasgow to receive the freedom of nine towns and cities some given years ago while he was still a political prisoner and unable to formally accept, and call for further support as South Africa continues political change. At the ceremony in the banqueting room of Glasgow’s grand council chambers Colin Roberts, Greenwich chief executive is interviewed on presenting the freedom of Greenwich; acceptance speech by Mandela; Labour Foreign Affairs spokesman George Robertson MP on democracy in South Africa; also speech by Mandela at rally in central square. Brian Ging reports from Glasgow.

Contributors

George Robertson; Brian Ging; Nelson Mandela; Colin Roberts

Keywords

Political prisoners; South Africa; Scotland; Political reform; Greenwich; Ceremonies; Glasgow; Democracy; Nelson Mandela

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