Nelson Mandela made his first public speech at the Cape Town City Hall. He stood on the balcony of the grand Edwardian building on 11 February 1990 and addressed a crowd of thousands, who packed the Grand Parade to see their newly freed icon speak publicly for the first time in years.

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The speech is perhaps the most momentous in the country’s history, and to commemorate the moment, the city has erected a new life-size statue on the very balcony from which he spoke.

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Size: 5906px × 3943px
Location: City Hall, Grand Parade, Cape Town. South Africa
Photo credit: © Neil O'Shea / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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