Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

• Born: July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa 
• Died: December 5, 2013, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa 
• Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist and former president of South African.
• A member of the African National Congress party, his protest landed him in prison for nearly three decades and made him the face of the antiapartheid movement both within his country and internationally. He was released in 1990.
• In 1994 became the first black president of South Africa in a fully representative democratic election, forming a multiethnic government to oversee the country’s transition
• He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
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