po106. Nelson Mandela Freedom Rally, 1988

po106. Nelson Mandela Freedom Rally, 1988

po106. Nelson Mandela Freedom Rally, 1988
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Description

Poster for the rally held in Hyde Park, London on Sunday 17 July as the culmination of the AAM’s ‘Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70’ campaign. A crowd of 250,000 heard Archbishop Desmond Tutu, SWAPO Secretary General Andimba Toivo ja Toivo, Commonwealth Secretary General Shridath Ramphal and actor Richard Attenborough call for Mandela’s release. After the rally an overnight vigil was held outside South African House to see in Mandela’s birthday on 18 July.

Category
Author
Anti-Apartheid Movement
Copyright
AAM Archives Committee
Holding Institution
AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue
MSS AAM 2512/1
Date/Year
1988
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