LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* Recently released Nelson Mandela 
* United States Congress speech 
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle

The front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Speech Draws Cheers From Congress" with subhead and color photo. (see images) Lengthy coverage continues inside with another related photo. 
Complete with all major sections (80+ pages), light toning along the central fold of the front page, very nice condition.

Background: On June 26, 1990, just four months after his release from 27 years of political imprisonment, Nelson Mandela addressed a joint session of the United States Congress—a historic event of immense global significance that marked only the third time in U.S. history a non-head of state was accorded this prestigious honor. Introduced by Speaker Tom Foley, Mandela delivered a masterful address that bridged the South African anti-apartheid struggle with America's own revolutionary ideals, invoking figures like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln to frame his cause as a universal fight for human dignity. The strategic weight of this address cannot be overstated: Mandela successfully used the platform to lobby a bipartisan American government against lifting economic sanctions prematurely, arguing that while he was free, the brutal framework of apartheid remained fully intact. His persuasive rhetoric secured continued international pressure from the Bush administration, maintaining a critical economic lever that forced the South African government to the negotiating table. This rare, emotionally charged convocation not only solidified Mandela's transition from a political prisoner to a global statesman on the world's most powerful stage, but it also served as a critical catalyst for the ultimate dismantling of institutionalized segregation, paving the way for his election as South Africa's president four years later.