Death of Apartheid

1995 British film

Death of Apartheid

Directed by|

* Stephen Clarke
* Mick Gold
* Stewart Lansley

Produced by| Lisa Gartside
Narrated by| Allister Sparks

Production
company

Brian Lapping Associates

Distributed by| BBC

Release date

* 14 May 1995 (1995-05-14)

Running time

| 50 min (3 parts)
Country| UK
Language| English

Death of Apartheid (US title: Mandela's Fight For Freedom) is the name of a three-part documentary series about the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa and the first fully democratic election that followed. The series was first broadcast in May 1995, and produced by Brian Lapping Associates[1] for the BBC, and co-produced by the Dutch broadcaster VPRO, the South African broadcaster SABC, and the Japanese broadcaster NHK.[2][3]

The series was largely written and researched by Allister Sparks, who also narrated it. The series was accompanied by a book by Sparks, named Tomorrow Is Another Country.[4]

## Episodes

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Number | Title | Original airdate | Overview | Contributors

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1  | The Prisoner  | 14 May 1995  | This episode focuses on Nelson Mandela's dialogue with the Apartheid government whilst he was still in prison.  |
2  | The Third Force  | 21 May 1995  | This episode focuses on the bloodshed that occurred following Mandela's release from prison and the supposed "third force" controlling this.  | Nelson Mandela, F. W. de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Cyril Ramaphosa, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Adriaan Vlok, Johan Scheepers, Romeo Mbambo
3  | The Whites' Last Stand  | 28 May 1995  | This episode looks at attempts by the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging and some tribal states, including the Inkatha Freedom Party, to disrupt and prevent the first free election.  | Nelson Mandela, Joe Slovo, Cyril Ramaphosa, Roelf Meyer, Pieter Mulder, Dawie De Villiers, Leon Wessels, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Constand Viljoen, Tertius Delport, Mac Maharaj, F. W. de Klerk, Rina Venter, Johann Kriegler, P. J. Seleke, Pik Botha, Jack Turner

## See also

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* Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa

## References

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1. ^ "Death of Apartheid, Company Credits". IMDb. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
2. ^ "Death of Apartheid". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. ^ Death of Apartheid. worldcat.org. OCLC 221824834.
4. ^ David Honigmann (11 June 1995). "The Roelf 'n' Cyril show". The Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

## External links

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* Death of Apartheid at imdb.com

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Nelson Mandela

* 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013
President of South Africa (1994–1999)
* President of the African National Congress (1991–1997)

Life|

* Early life
* Mandela and Tambo law firm
* UMkhonto we Sizwe
* 1955 Congress of the People
* Freedom Charter
* Treason Trial
* Rivonia Trial
* Robben Island
* Pollsmoor Prison
* Victor Verster Prison
* Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
* Liliesleaf Farm
* Mandela House and museum
* Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
* Nelson Mandela Foundation
* The Elders
* 70th Birthday Tribute
* 90th Birthday Tribute
* Awards and honours
* Death and state funeral
* state memorial service attendees
* funeral attendees

Presidency|

* 1994 election
* Presidency
* Government of National Unity
* Reconstruction and Development Programme
* Truth and Reconciliation Commission
* Constitution of South Africa
* 1995 Rugby World Cup
* Intervention in Lesotho
* Mahlamba Ndlopfu

Books and
speeches|

* "I Am Prepared to Die" (1964 speech)
* Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
* Mandela: The Authorised Biography (1999)
* Conversations With Myself (2010)
* Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years (2017)

Legacy and
namesakes|

* Mandela Day
* Nelson Mandela Forum
* Nelson Mandela Institution
* 46664 concerts
* Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
* Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules)
* Nelson Mandela Challenge
* Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate
* Nelson Mandela Invitational
* Nelson Mandela International Airport
* Nelson Mandela Square
* Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
* Mandela National Stadium
* Nelson Mandela Bridge
* Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
* Ponts Nelson-Mandela
* Nelson Mandela University
* Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

Film depictions|

* Mandela (1987)
* Death of Apartheid (1995)
* Mandela (1996)
* Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996)
* Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
* Goodbye Bafana (2007)
* Endgame (2009)
* Invictus (2009)
* Winnie Mandela (2011)
* Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
* Mandela's Gun (2016)

Family|

* Ngubengcuka (great-grandfather)
* Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa (father)
* Nosekeni Fanny (mother)
* Evelyn Mase (wife)
* Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (wife)
* Graça Machel (wife)
* Makgatho Mandela (son)
* Makaziwe Mandela (daughter)
* Zenani Mandela-Dlamini (daughter)
* Zindzi Mandela (daughter)
* Ndileka Mandela (granddaughter)
* Mandla Mandela (grandson)
* Zoleka Mandela (granddaughter)
* Ndaba Mandela (grandson)

Related|

* African National Congress
* history
* International Tribute Concert
* Madiba shirt
* "Free Nelson Mandela" (song)
* "Mandela Day" (song)
* "Rise Up" (song)
* "Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)" (song)
* Nelson Mandela (EP)
* Atlanta sculpture
* Cape Town City Hall statue
* Johannesburg statue
* London statue
* Pretoria statue
* Washington, D.C. statue
* Ismail Ayob

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