Sunday 7 September 2014

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
A former president of South Africa and an anti-apartheid activist, revolutionary and politician Nelson Mandela. He was the first president who elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His administration focused on dismantling apartheid’s legacy, and cutting racism, poverty and inequality. Politically a democratic socialist, he served as president of the African National Congress (ANC) political party from 1990 to 1999. He has received more than 100 awards and honors. However, the most notable achievement of Mandela was the Nobel Peace Prize he received in 1993, which made him one of the most influential people in the 20th century.

He was kept in prison for 28 years because of fighting for human equality in South Africa. He died after a long struggle with cancer on Dec. 5, 2013, at the age of 95. One of the most notable death of the year 2013.

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