1990 Town Hall Meeting With Nelson Mandela (New York, USA)

1990 Town Hall Meeting with Nelson Mandela of South Africa. This meeting, held in New York and chaired by Ted Koppel of ABC Networks, formed part Nelson Mandela’s first visit to the USA immediately following his release after 27 years in prison. Much of the meeting focused on Nelson Mandela’s advocating of sanctions against Apartheid South Africa, his support for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) as well as his close friendship with Yasser Arafat (of Palestine) and Fidel Castro (of Cuba). It is important to note that this meeting took place in 1990, long before the world embraced Nelson Mandela or the ANC, yet, even then, Mandela stood firm and resolute on his and the ANC’s policies even though it could have “hurt“ his and the ANC’s “image“, for example his support for the Palestinian and Cuban people. NB: The video is incomplete, we could not get the full archived video. Our apologies.