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Nelson Mandela is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid and fostering racial reconciliation. An African nationalist and democratic socialist, Mandela served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997..
www.scmp.comNelson Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa, elected after time in prison for his anti-apartheid work. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
www.biography.comDuring his remarkable life, Nelson Mandela went from political prisoner to South Africa's first black president.
news.sky.comOur news feed brings you closer to our work. We are a non-profit organisation focused on memory, dialogue and legacy work, founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999. We are the custodian of his life and times; we are a committed facilitator of his living legacy; and we are mandated to promote his lifelong vision of freedom and equality for all.
www.nelsonmandela.orgNelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid hero, dies
www.telegraph.co.ukAnti-apartheid leader and political prisoner spent 27 years behind bars and became South Africa's first black president
www.cbsnews.comNelson Mandela was a Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). A revered anti-apartheid activist, he fought for equality and reconciliation, leaving an enduring legacy of peace and social justice.
www.britannica.comThe Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"
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