20th Anniversary of Mandela's Walk to Freedom
(11 Feb 10 - RV) One man’s walk to freedom 20 years ago today transformed the face of a nation and sent ripples of change throughout the entire world. On February 11th 1990, Nelson Mandela walked from the gates of Victor Verster prison near Cape Town after 27 years behind bars.
At the time White Friar missionary Fr Sean O’Leary was a parish priest in the Soweto township of Johannesburg. He spoke to us about his memories of that day and the change it set in motion:
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