October 15: On This Day in World History … briefly
The Nobel Peace Prize came after years of negotiations between Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk.
1993: Madiba and FW share the peace prize
ANC leader Nelson Mandela and President FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 15, 1993, an acknowledgement of their commitment to build a peaceful, multi-racial South Africa.
In July 1993, both Mandela and de Klerk visited the US, independently meeting President Bill Clinton and each receiving the Liberty Medal. Soon after, Mandela and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Influenced by Thabo Mbeki, Mandela began meeting with big business figures, and played down his support for nationalisation, fearing that he would scare away much-needed foreign investment
Although criticised by socialist ANC members, he had been encouraged to embrace private enterprise by members of the Chinese and Vietnamese Communist parties at the January 1992 World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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