FW de Klerk’s Nobel prize reportedly stolen — here's what it's worth

The Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to SA's last apartheid president FW de Klerk has reportedly been stolen from his Cape Town home.

Why was De Klerk awarded the prize?

De Klerk received the prize in 1993, alongside late former president Nelson Mandela, “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic SA”. The Nobel Peace Committee said from their different points of departure, Mandela and De Klerk reached agreement on the principles for a transition to a new political order based on the tenet of one-man-one-vote.

“By looking ahead to South African reconciliation instead of back at the deep wounds of the past, they have shown personal integrity and great political courage. “Ethnic disparities cause the bitterest conflicts. SA has been the symbol of racially-conditioned suppression. Mandela’s and De Klerk’s constructive policy of peace and reconciliation also points the way to the peaceful resolution of similar deep-rooted conflicts elsewhere in the world.”prize isThe Nobel prize medal may be worth even more than its weight in gold if it goes on auction. for $765,000 .

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