Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandelahas been one of the twentieth century’s greatest political figures. Incarcerated in prison for over 20 yearsdue to his role in fighting apartheid. Nelson Mandela came to symbolise theinjustice of apartheid andhis fate became a rallying cry for those committed to its overthrow. In the early 1990, with great magnanimity and force of character, Mandela was able to help negotiate an end to the system of apartheid leading to his election as president of a free and democratic society in 1994.Although retired from public life Nelson Mandela retains a great popular appeal across the globe.

Links

• Biography of Nelson Mandela
• Quotes from Long Walk To Freedom
• Nelson Mandela Talks
• Nelson Mandela Quotes from other Speeches

Resources on Nelson Mandela

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• Nelson Mandela– ANC people
• Nelson Mandela FoundationA site dedicate to Nelson Mandela’s charitable concerns
• Books on Nelson Mandela at Amazon.com
• Mandela Video of Make Poverty History VideoRecent video of Nelson Mandela speaking against poverty
• Nelson Mandela Resources
• Nelson Mandela Awarded U Thant Peace award by Sri Chinmoy
• Nelson Mandela at BBC including profiles and archived news items
• Nelson Mandela at Nobel Prize.orgincluding biography and speeches
• Time Man of the Year 1993
• Nelson Mandela Speechesat ANC website