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Independent Lens - Episode 5: Have You Heard From Johannesburg

Episode 5: Have You Heard From Johannesburg Episode 5: Have You Heard From Johannesburg
The apartheid regime in Pretoria crumbles under pressure from a united popular uprising inside its borders, and crushing international pressure to reform. Nelson Mandela is freed from prison and in 1990 is elected president of a democratic South Africa.
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2190223731/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The apartheid regime in Pretoria crumbles under pressure from a united popular uprising inside its borders, and crushing international pressure to reform. Nelson Mandela is freed from prison and in 1990 is elected president of a democratic South Africa. /episodes/get/1488 /episode/1488 Independent Lens: Episode 5: Have You Heard From Johannesburg /episode-player/1488
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