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ment to bridge the chasms that divide us has e. The time to build is upon us. We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all ourpeople from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and otherdiscrimination. We succeeded to take our last steps to freedom in conditions of relative peace. We mitourselves to the construction of a plete, just and lasting peace. We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both blackand white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienableright to human dignitya rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world. As a token of its mitment to the renewal of our country, the new Interim Government ofNational Unity will, as a matter of urgency, address the issue of amnesty for variouscategories of our people who are currently serving terms of imprisonment. We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the worldwho sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free. Their dreams have bee reality. Fr