Reconciliation and Dialogue

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Almost from its inception, the FW de Klerk Foundation sought to promote reconciliation and understanding by organising dialogues between government and civil society organisations. It hosted four such dialogues with delegations led by President Thabo Mbeki and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation between October, 2002 and August 2005.

“In our quest for peace, we should constantly ask ourselves what we should do to create conditions in which peace can prosper.” FW de Klerk

FW de Klerk’s relationship with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

FW de Klerk explained his attitude to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in a speech that he delivered to the University of Idaho on 1 April 2008.

FW de Klerk’s views on Reconciliation and Forgiveness

On 2 September 1997 FW de Klerk expressed his views on reconciliation and forgiveness in an epic speech that he delivered in Coventry Cathedral in the United Kingdom.

FW de Klerk’s Final Message to the South African People

In his video message that was released just after his death of 11 November 2021, FW de Klerk once again gave a heartfelt apology for apartheid and accentuated the need for national reconciliation.

Dialogues and Round tables

Since its inception the FW de Klerk Foundation has promoted and participated in dialogue and discussions relating to constitutional issues. It has done so through its annual conferences; its conferences on national issues and the many roundtable meetings that it has hosted over the years

RECONCILIATION AND THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

2022-11-07

FW DE KLERK’S VIEWS ON RECONCILIATION AND THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION Excerpt from a speech to the University of Idaho on 1 April

PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION

2022-10-13

SPEECH BY MR F W DE KLERK AT COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, COVENTRY, ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1997 PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION This great cathedral is a

THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE-MAKING

2022-06-19

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE GLENCREE RECONCILIATION CENTRE, 16 AUGUST 2002 THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE-MAKING It is a pleasure

TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: FROM CONFLICT TO RESOLUTION AND HEALING

2022-06-19

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE CONFERENCE ON TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: FROM CONFLICT TO RESOLUTION AND HEALING; BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; 17 APRIL

RESOLVING ETHNIC CONFLICTS

2022-06-18

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN ISRAELI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SANDTON, 24 JULY 2003 The quest for peace

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The National Foundation Dialogue Initiative

The National Foundations Dialogue Initiative was established in April 2016 to promote a national conversation “to find lasting solutions to South Africa’s problems”. It includes the foundations of a wide spectrum of South African leaders who have contributed to the establishment of South Africa’s constitutional democracy.