Nelson Mandela addresses the UN General Assembly

Nelson Mandela was democratically elected as the first President of South Africa in 1994, after serving 27 years in prison under South Africa's apartheid regime.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Stories from the UN Archive
• Video Length: 00:02:12
• Production Date: 17 July 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: NELSON MANDELA
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: DEMOCRACY; HISTORY; AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES; APARTHEID
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 3237448
• Parent Id: 3237448
• Alternate Title: UNV_3237448

Description

On 3 October 1994, Mandela delivered his first General Assembly address as President of South Africa. 

Utilizing materials from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production features Mandela's comments on the future of democratic South Africa and the international response to apartheid.