Geneva Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, Switzerland, 19900601. PHOTO: ANC Archives.

A few months after his release from prison, newly elected deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela pay an official visit to Switzerland, 4-9 June 1990. Shortly after his arrival in Geneva, he visits staff and officials and representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Geneva Ecumenical Centre. Seated at a table Ghanaian Methodist theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye (left), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (right), General Secretary of the WCC Churches Emilio Castro (standing left) and an unknown male (standing right).
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Headline: Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela visit officials and staff members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and other organisations at Geneva Ecumenical Centre, Switzerland in June 1990 Title: Colour Photographic Print in Album Description: Geneva Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, Switzerland, 19900601. PHOTO: ANC Archives. A few months after his release from prison, newly elected deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela pay an official visit to Switzerland, 4-9 June 1990. Shortly after his arrival in Geneva, he visits staff and officials and representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Geneva Ecumenical Centre. Seated at a table Ghanaian Methodist theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye (left), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (right), General Secretary of the WCC Churches Emilio Castro (standing left) and an unknown male (standing right). Sublocation: Geneva Ecumenical Centre City: Geneva Country: Switzerland Date Created: 1/6/1990 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/