SPEECHES
FAMOUS SPEECHES
- First speech to Parliament after election as leader of the National Party, 8 February 1989
- Speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990, on the launching of the constitutional transformation process
- Speech to Parliament, June 1991, on the final abolition of apartheid
- Speech to Parliament, 24 March 1993, on the dismantling of South Africa’s nuclear weapons
- Speech in acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 10 December 1993
- Speech to Parliament, 21 December 1993, on the adoption of the 1993 Constitution
- Concession speech on 2 May 1994 following the 27 April 1994 election
- The Adoption of the 1996 Constitution, 8 May 1996
- Principles of Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Coventry Cathedral, 2 September 1997
- The Effect of Sanctions on Constitutional Change in South Africa, Paris, 14 June 2004
- Die Status van Afrikaans in 2007, Tweede Taalberaad, 23 Februarie 2007
- FW de Klerk responds to attacks on his reputation, 28 July 2007
- Seven Threats to the Constitution, UNW, 12 October 2009
- The Need for Real Transformation, Foundation Annual Conference, 31 January 2012
- The Importance of Property Rights, SAPOA, 31 May 2012
- The Struggle for Equality, Barry Streek Lecture, 6 September 2012
- Cultural and Language Rights, Brussels, 4 November 2012
- Africa Today and Africa Tomorrow, 15 October 2013
- The Constitution, State Capture and the Way Forward, 2 February 2018
- Dealing with the Past, Cape Town Press Club, 1 October 2020
- Diversity in multicultural societies and answers challenging questions about South Africa’s history at a speech presented to the Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School on 7 February, 2001.
SPEECHES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
DEALING WITH THE PAST
2020-10-01
SPEECH: DEALING WITH THE PAST
2020-10-01
SPEECH: 30 YEARS AFTER 2 FEBRUARY 1990
2020-01-31
SPEECH: LAW, JUSTICE AND JUSTIFICATION
2019-11-28
SPEECH: THE CENTRALITY OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
2019-10-08
SPEECH: THE STORIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
2019-09-17
SPEECH: HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE REMEMBER?
2019-04-07
SPEECH: THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
2019-02-01
SPEECH: THE FIRST QUARTER CENTURY
2019-01-23
SPEECH: MEDIATING THE IMPOSSIBLE
2018-04-20