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Harold Macmillan in Pietersburg, Northern Transvaal in 1960. The "Wind of Change" speech was an address made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town. He had spent a month in Africa in visiting a number of British colonies.
Jul 3, 2019 · Alistair Boddy-Evans. Updated on July 03, 2019. The "Wind of Change" speech was made on 3 February 1960 by the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan whilst addressing the South African Parliament in Cape Town during his tour of African Commonwealth states.
Harold Macmillan: The Wind of Change Speech, 3 Feb. 1960. Address by Harold Macmillan to Members of both Houses of the Parliament of the Union Of South Africa, Cape Town, 3 February 1960.
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Feb 3, 2005 · What is now on trial is much more than our military strength or our diplomatic and administrative skill. It is our way of life. The uncommitted nations want to see before they choose. Harold Macmillan's "Wind of Change" Speech was made to the South Africa Parliament on the third of February 1960.
Harold Macmillan's "wind of change" speech became a historical landmark. It was the first sign that the British government accepted that the days of Empire were over, and it...
Here is an audio excerpt of Macmillan's speech. Scroll down for the transcript. It follows an excerpt of the transcript of Harold Macmillan's Wind of Change speech, delivered before the Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa - February 3, 1960.