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The April 1994 international mediation team in South Africa, with Washington Okumu sitting between the US’s Henry Kissinger and the UK’s Peter Carrington. Washington Okumu, reused by Nancy J. Jacobs with permission

South Africa’s first election was saved by a Kenyan: the fascinating story of Washington Okumu, the accidental mediator

Nancy J. Jacobs, Brown University

In a matter of days, one Kenyan’s intervention helped give South Africa a peaceful transition to its first post-apartheid government.

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