11th February turned out to be a grand day for democracy, indeed. Not only was it the 21-year anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, but today was also a day for celebration in Egypt as the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak came to an end.
An Egyption army officer read out a statement acknowledging, "There is no legitimacy other than that of the people".
As crowds cheered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, chanting, "Egypt is free!" , thousands in South Africa also remembered their first taste of freedom in 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison, a free man.
Read the speech Nelson Mandela delivered on that day, and find out more about how he started his first day of freedom on 12th February, 1990.
We celebrate with Egypt and wish them a peaceful and happy transition to free and fair, democratic elections.
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