Van Zyl Slabbert - A philosophical anarchist

Moments in South African History

Respected political analyst and former official opposition leader, Dr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert played a key role in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. He led the former Progressive Federal Party; the official opposition in Parliament; and several meetings with the then-exiled ANC, most notably the 1987 Dakar conference. He viewed himself as a "philosophical anarchist".

Credits: Angie Kapelians, the SABC Media Library and Radio Diaries (USA).

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