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The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela

The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela

Date
11 Jun 1988
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela

On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday on 18 July. Peter Gabriel delivered his anti-apartheid anthem Biko. Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Simple Minds, Eurythmics and Dire Straits also performed. 72,000  people went to the concert and it was broadcast live on BBC-2 to sixty different countries with an estimated audience of a billion people. Nelson Mandela has continued raising money and awareness through his 46664 concerts

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  1. 01Elman P. Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute from Hollingsworth [online] Available at: https://tonyhollingsworth.com [Accessed on 10 June 2013]
  2. 02IMBD Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV 1988) [online] Available at: https://www.imdb.com [Accessed on 10 June 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012746

South African History Online (2011) 'The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012746 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012746, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012746. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012746.

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