MANDELA: RIP NELSON MANDELA, 1918-2013, SOUTH AFRICAN

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 

(Xhosa pronunciation: 

[xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; 

18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) 

...was a South African anti-apartheid 

revolutionary, politician and philanthropistwho served 

as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was 

the first black South African to hold the office, and the 

first elected in a fully representative democratic 

election. His government focused ...

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