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## Video: Mandela: Tribute for a Free South Africa - April 16, 1990

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## Transcript

Distinguished artist. Members of the International Reception Committee. [ SOUND ] Dear friends here. And elsewhere in the world. [ NOISE ] Our first symbol and happy task is to say, thank you. [ NOISE ] Thank you, very much to you all. [ NOISE ] Thank you, that you chose to care! [ NOISE ] When, by ending the system of white minority domination, humanity will have ensured. That never again [ FOREIGN ] [ NOISE ]. You will all be welcome to attend those historic victory celebrations. I cannot complete my speech. Without referring to our comrade president Oliver Tambo. As you know comrade Oliver Tambo is recovering in a clinic in Sweden.

I saw him in March of this year. And was happy to see that he has made a remarkable progress in his illness. [ SOUND ] We know. We know. It is your desire, in fact your prayers and wishes, that he should recover. Speedily and completely. So that he can come back and lead this organization again. [ NOISE ] On my left, on my left. Is his beloved wife Adelaide Tambo. [ NOISE ] And we sing. And we sing. Our leader complete recovery. We, at the same time, would like to assure her that we are fully behind her, and the family, in their moment of cosent. [ NOISE ] There is no man, there is no man in this country and anywhere else in the world.

[ NOISE ] Who could have performed as magnificently as he has done over the last 30 years? [ NOISE ] He kept, he kept our organization United and strong under the most difficult conditions. And we say, therefore, that our prayers. And that he should be able to recover sufficiently to take his position of leadership of this organization. [ NOISE ] Finally, finally I want to tell you as I have told, many other meetings before. That we respect you, we admire you, and above all, we love you.

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