Just remember what many Tories thought of Nelson Mandela in the apartheid years

[mattx]

Just remember what many Tories thought of Nelson Mandela in the apartheid years

 

Just remember what many Tories thought of Nelson Mandela in the apartheid years | Suzanne Moore | Comment is free | The Guardian

[teejay]

Just remember that he would've been executed if it wasn't for Maggie Thatcher intervening, very selective article...

[Theblacksheep]

Just remember that he would've been executed if it wasn't for Maggie Thatcher intervening, very selective article...

 

bit of a stretch

[localzuk]

Also remember that nothing as simple as is implied by those saying the Tories supported his execution or that he was a saint.

 

Its all a murky grey, full of changing views, violence, peace, and probably money.

 

So, yes, the Tories were not supporters of his during those years, but things change.