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
SEVEN THREATS TO THE CONSTITUTION
2009-10-12
POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES AFTER POLOKWANE
2008-03-27
GOLD AND PLATINUM MEDALS OF FW DE KLERK
2008-02-28
DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
2008-01-24
CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORM OF DEMOCRACY
2008-01-24
MANAGING CHANGE – THE VITAL DIFFERENCE
2007-10-05
MEDIA ATTACKS ON FW DE KLERK
2007-07-26
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION STUDY ON LAND REFORM
2007-05-24
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN A GLOBALISED WORLD
2007-04-17
MANAGING CHANGE
2007-04-11
LEADERSHIP AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
2007-04-09
THE STATE OF GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
2007-02-28
DIE PLEK VAN AFRIKAANS IN SUID-AFRIKA: 2007
2007-02-23
THE STATE OF AFRIKAANS IN 2007
2007-02-23
THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR NEW DEMOCRACIES
2007-01-26
THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
2006-11-19