European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Good morning vol. 48. No. 301 monday february 12, 1990 " 8693 a Mandela a free Man released after 27 years in jail anti apartheid lira i Redsun Mandela Ilius a clan Click fist arc Dini car Cape i own. C a i la town South Africa a1 Nelson Mande la walked through a prison Gale to Freedom sunday. Settin0 off joyous celebrations and violent clashes As Blacks nationwide welcomed their Leader Hack from 27 it ars in jail. Comrades and fellow South africans i Greet you All in the name of peace democracy and Freedom for Mandela told tens of thousands of cheering sup porters who thronged outside City mall most getting their first look at the african National Congress Leader. I stand Here before you not As a Prophet hut As a Humble servant of you the in a Well Cut suit. Mandela looked much More like a politician than a guerrilla Leader. His elderly appear Ance probably came As a Surprise to South africans Many of whom were born after Mandela was last seen publicly in i pm. A Urcla has clearly lost weight since the l h of both his lace and his bods Are leaner thai when he a slur dil built hover decades ago at 71. His Luce is creased with two thick lines that Hiramc his sting. Ion rident smile. Hut he spoke in a firm Strong me As he emphatically reaffirmed his commitment to then a guar no Nelson Mandela Leader in Equality Battle Symbol during Long ordeal and at last a human figure superimposed on the legend. Page 3 la Campaign and called for increased pressure to end domination by the while minority the same cause thai resulted in a life sentence on thai Gas of plotting against the government. Today the majority of Smith africans Black and while re com a that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our decisive mass he said. We have wailed too Long Lor our he said in a housing half hour speech frequently interrupted by roars of Viva violence broke out about the same time Mandela s motorcade arrived in Cape town lion Victor Verster prison in i Aarl. 35 Miles away. Fust Aid workers and journalists said one person was killed and More than ill l people injured when not police tired shotguns alter groups of Black youths smashed shop windows in the City Center. Sonic souths retaliated by hurling bottles at the offi cers hundreds of terrified people waiting to hear Mandela ran for cover As police fired blasts of Shotgun pellets lashes Between police and celebrating Blacks were reported in at least two other areas including the tribal Homeland of Piskei. Where Hospital officials said police shot three people to death and wounded 20 . Hundreds of thousands of Blacks danced and jogged see Mandela on Back Page Genscher expects unification very quickly Atklin Iai West Germany s foreign minister said sunday that unification with last German would occur cry a Quickl and Cha Puellor Helmut Kohl said Moscow attached no conditions to us approval of the historic step. In East Berlin the official newsagents Agency m n said the Green Light Horn Moscow signified the soviets wish to end the postwar division of Europe. There Are several issues to be worked out. However including the Thorn ques lion of the military allegiance of a United Germany West s leftist government Long sceptical of unification demands said it mapping out plans for the City As the capital of a United germans. Loreign minister Hans diem h Gen Sizer and Kohl said they got the go ahead from soviet i it Gorbachev during talk Sov it capital the Way is free of Between the two Cieri Scher told West germ Idem Mikhail s. Saturday in the the negotiations an Gen us s Alicest mom Mitiu after the ruining idiom mov is Lens. Her he hoped that a final mild lie out and Pic sealed to a Lull i Uio Pean Summit in Tobor or the Sivesi German pm phase cd that Wurl i Rance. Iti Ilain. To e 1 the sos let 1 m m soul drafting the plan w the o states a ii Raul is shortl1. Alter last Erm foreign minister Sar ii allies lied Stales and be involved initials of the two re heels to begin by s fits lice u. I s. Scheduled i d is. "1 he to ecu nines lie a peeled to step up Lliter talks Ren inline then last tier i Rempei 11.ins i id Row. Is scheduled to Isit Kohl n hymn in i Unesda and wednesday Tenscher repealed Honn s opposition to a Neutral Lieiman. He added that the souts see several possibilities Lor resulting the Mililani t Issue but did not name them t be killing l am t Ier Nuin political social de mounts has said it see Genscher on Back Page
