THE DAY IN HISTORY · FEBRUARY 11
February 11 in history
What happened on February 11: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1889, 1945 and 1990, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Meiji Constitution
11 Feb 1889 — In the new palace, the emperor presented the constitution to the prime minister as a gift from the throne. The emperor remained sovereign, while an elected lower house shared in making laws. In 1890 about 1% of the population chose that house.
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— Yalta Conference
4–11 Feb 1945 — Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin agree that Poland’s eastern border will run roughly along the Curzon Line, with compensation in the west. They also sign agreements to return one another’s liberated citizens. The border decision and the repatriation agreements would uproot millions after the fighting stopped.
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— Release of Nelson Mandela
11 Feb 1990 — Nelson Mandela walks out of Victor Verster prison, fist raised, after 27 years. Nine days earlier F. W. de Klerk had unbanned the ANC. Apartheid will end through negotiation rather than conquest.
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