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
SPEECHES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK’S CONCESSION SPEECH
PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK’S CONCESSION SPEECH TOESPRAAK VAN DIE STAATSPRESIDENT, MNR F W DE KLERK, OP DIE VERKIESINGSUITSLAG 2 MEI 1994 Four years and three
PRESIDENT DE KLERK’S SPEECH AFTER THE ADOPTION BY PARLIAMENT OF THE 1993 CONSTITUTION
PRESIDENT DE KLERK’S SPEECH AFTER THE ADOPTION BY PARLIAMENT OF THE 1993 CONSTITUTION EMBARGO: VERGELYK TEEN LEWERING CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY TOESPRAAK BY GELEENTHEID VAN AFSLUITING
TRANSITIONS IN A MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK TO THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE SYMPOSIUM BRUSSELS 4 NOVEMBER 2013 TRANSITIONS IN A MUTLI-ETHNIC SOCIETY: A SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO SAPOADURBAN31 MAY 2012-05-21TODAY AND TOMORROW: THE IMPORTANCE OF
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE SPEECH BY THE STATE PRESIDENT, MR F W DE KLERK, ON
