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
THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA AT 20: THE NEED FOR REAL TRANSFORMATION
2022-10-12
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK TO THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CONFERENCE ON THE NEED FOR REAL TRANSFORMATION, CAPE TOWN, 31 JANUARY 2014
THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
2022-10-12
THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY THE BARRY STREEK LECTUREBY FW DE KLERKCAPE TOWN, 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY It’s a great honour for me
SEVEN THREATS TO THE CONSTITUTION
2022-10-11
SEVEN THREATS TO THE CONSTITUTION F W de Klerk LectureSPEECH BY F W DE KLERKAT THE POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITYMONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2009A FUTURE
THE DISMANTLING OF SOUTH AFRICA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
2022-10-11
STRICT EMBARGO: 16:45 ON 24 MARCH 1993 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EXTRACT FROM SPEECH BY THE STATE PRESIDENT, MR F W DE KLERK, TO A JOINT
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ANC’S POLOKWANE CONFERENCE
2022-09-22
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE COLLEGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN SOUTH AFRICA IN TRANSITION – AFTER POLOKWANE I