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
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN A GLOBALISED WORLD
2002-10-12
SURVIVAL AS BUSINESSES – AND AS IMPALAS
2002-09-28
THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE-MAKING
2002-08-16
THE WORLD AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001
2002-02-02
AFRICA’S CHALLENGES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
2001-11-29
THE WORLD AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001
2001-04-20
THE NATURE OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
2001-04-01
THE RIGHTS OF MINORITY CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
2001-02-07
GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT RACE RELATIONS: 2001
2001-01-19
COMBATTING THE AIDS PANDEMIC
2000-12-06
THE PLIGHT OF THE CHILDREN OF AFRICA
2000-11-30
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?
2000-10-16