Dare not linger
Subtitle: the presidential years
By: Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa ; with a prologue by Graça Machel
Contributors: Langa, Mandla, 1950- author
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs; Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 755
ISBN-13: 9781432847937
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Biography; Large type books
Description: In 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first president of a democratic South Africa, committed to serving only a single five-year term. During his presidency, he and his government ensured that all of South Africa's citizens became equal before the law, and laid the foundation for turning a country riven by centuries of colonialism and apartheid into a fully functioning democracy. This volume draws on the memoir Mandela began as he prepared to leave office. Langa completed the unfinished draft, using detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 687-740).
Table of contents: title: The challenge of freedom; title: Negotiating democracy; title: A free and fair election; title: Getting into the union buildings; title: National unity; title: The presidency and the Constitution; title: Parliament; title: Traditional leadership and democracy; title: Transformation of the state; title: Reconciliation; title: Social and economic transformation; title: Negotiating the media; title: On the African and world stages; title: Epilogue.