On this day, 32 years ago, on October 15, 1993 (September 1, 1993 in the lunar calendar), Mandela and de Klerk both won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela and De Klerk both won the Nobel Peace Prize. On October 15, 1993, the Norway Nobel Committee announced that the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize would be awarded to ANC President Nelson Mandela and South African President De Klerk. When announcing the award decision in Oslo, the committee said that Mandela and de Klerk had contributed to the elimination of racial discrimination in South Africa and their efforts had laid the foundation for the establishment of a democratic regime in South Africa. Mandela is a famous black leader in South Africa. He has devoted himself to the cause of black liberation since his youth and was elected chairman of the ANC in 1991. De Klerk is the leader of the South African National Party and was elected President of South Africa in September 1989.