Introduction

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(1918–2013). Nelson Mandela was a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa in the second half of the 20th century. Apartheid is the name that South Africa’s white government called its official system of segregation and discrimination against the country’s non-white majority. After being freed from prison, Mandela became a worldwide symbol of victory against that system. He served as South Africa’s first Black president from 1994 to 1999.

Name: Nelson Mandela…

Early Life

ANC Leader

Prison

Nobel Peace Prize

President of South Africa

Later Life