africa by reconciling white and black, by reconciling with his own oppressors, looking past what had been done to him and his people and trying to forge this new multiracial democratic rainbow nation. did he that by not really forgetting the past but certainly forgiving the people and realizing that south africa only worked if everybody put their shoulders to the wheel, white, black and brown. it's an extraordinary achievement. >> he saved the hissry not only of south africa -- >> christiane, what allowed men daal la to be special, allowing him to disagree with your policy strenuously, without mincing words but still maintained relationships. >> he did that with these foreign leaders we're talking about. he got many people upset by keeping friendships with castro,