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born
Mandela was born the 18 of juliol of 1918 to the village of Mvezo -
arrested
On August 5, 1962, police captured Mandela with Cecil Williams near Howick -
ex arrested
The South African leader was released on 11 February 1990. After remaining in prison for 27 years, he considered it an ideal place to get to know himself -
president
He presided over his country between 1994 and 1999, was the first black president who headed the executive power and also the first to be elected by universal suffrage in his country, with 62% of the vote. His government dismantled the social and political structure inherited from apartheid through the fight against institutionalized racism, poverty and inequality and the promotion of social reconciliation. -
die
The death of former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela happened on the night of Thursday, December 5, 2013 because of lung problems
