Frederik Willem de Klerk - Cape Town, South Africa
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The larger-than-life bronze statue of F. W. De Klerk stands on Nobel Square at the Victoria & Albert Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 11/07/2013
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Nobel Square is dedicated to South Africa’s four Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, Frederik Willem de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. These great men all played their part in helping South Africa to democracy after decades of apartheid.
The sculptor finally chosen to create the historic figures was Claudette Schreuders, a Cape Town artist. She was selected by a panel after a final grouping of 10 artists was asked to present their concepts for Nobel Square.
F. W. de Klerk was South Africa’s last president during apartheid. In 1990 he heralded the social and political winds of change in South Africa by releasing Nelson Mandela from prison, unbanning the ANC and its alliance partners, and working with Mandela and others to establish the country’s new Constitution. He, with Nelson Mandela, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
"Our new Constitution is a powerful symbol of reconciliation, justice and of the ending of centuries of conflict" reads the De Klerk inscription.
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