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US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town

US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town

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30 Sep 2019
US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town

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The first American president to visit SA with his wife, President Bill Clinton, arrived with his wife Hillary at the Cape Town International Airport. Clinton was on a tour of two weeks in Africa, showing a level of interest in Africa unprecedented for a Western head of state. In an address to Parliament, Clinton said: "America has a profound and pragmatic stake in your success." The Clintons were hosted by President Nelson Mandela, who also accompanied them to Robben Island, where Mandela had spent 18 years in prison.

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  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013358

South African History Online (2011) 'US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013358 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013358, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013358. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "US President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013358.

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