Post by cjm on Oct 26, 2013 8:09:08 GMT
Indeed he is.
www.iol.co.za/news/politics/de-klerk-i-am-an-african-1.1597859#.Umt4C65b37o
www.iol.co.za/news/politics/de-klerk-i-am-an-african-1.1597859#.Umt4C65b37o
Former president FW de Klerk put his own spin on former president Thabo Mbeki's “I am an African” speech, at the 12th Europe lecture in The Hague on Friday.
“My ancestors were Huguenots from France who came to South Africa via Holland in 1688,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery.
“... My culture, like the cultures of so many peoples throughout the world, is suffused with the unparalleled literature, art and music of Europe. And yet, I am an African,” he said.
De Klerk said that even though he had deep roots in European culture, he identified with Africa and regarded himself as an African.
“... I strive to promote its interests in its relationship with other parts of the world, and I support its sports teams when they are playing teams from other continents.”
European imperialism deeply affected Southern Africa, and was indelibly changed though the British conquest wars with the Xhosa, the Zulus and the Afrikaners.
“My ancestors were Huguenots from France who came to South Africa via Holland in 1688,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery.
“... My culture, like the cultures of so many peoples throughout the world, is suffused with the unparalleled literature, art and music of Europe. And yet, I am an African,” he said.
De Klerk said that even though he had deep roots in European culture, he identified with Africa and regarded himself as an African.
“... I strive to promote its interests in its relationship with other parts of the world, and I support its sports teams when they are playing teams from other continents.”
European imperialism deeply affected Southern Africa, and was indelibly changed though the British conquest wars with the Xhosa, the Zulus and the Afrikaners.