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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ m æ n ˈ d ɛ l ə / man-DEL-ə, [1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Name (Birth–Death) Elected Term of office Parliament Political party Government Refs Took office Left office Time in office 1 Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) 1994: 10 May 1994 14 June 1999 5 years, 35 days 22nd: ANC: Mandela (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) ANC—NP—IFP: The first post-apartheid president of South Africa.
Name (Birth–Death) Elected Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 17 Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) 1994: 10 May 1994 14 June 1999 5 years, 35 days African National Congress: 18 Thabo Mbeki (born 1942) 1999 2004: 14 June 1999 24 September 2008 (resigned) 9 years, 102 days African National Congress — Ivy Matsepe ...
Children passing a Nelson Mandela wall mural in the Township Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Alamy I spent a couple of months this summer researching and writing a children's biography, Nelson ...
The 1994 general election, held on 27 April, was South Africa's first multi-racial election with full enfranchisement.The African National Congress won a 63 percent share of the vote at the election, and Mandela, as leader of the ANC, was inaugurated on 10 May 1994 as the country's first Black President, with the National Party's F.W. de Klerk as his first deputy and Thabo Mbeki as the second ...
The South African government declared Sunday, 8 December 2013 to be observed as a national day of prayer and reflection. [7]We call upon all our people to gather in halls, churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and in their homes for prayer services and meditation, reflecting on the life of Madiba and his contribution to our country and the world.
Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography by South Africa's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, and it was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. [1] [2] The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent in prison.
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