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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
(; born
Rolihlahla Mandela
; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African
anti-apartheid revolutionary
,
politician
, and
philanthropist
, who served as
President of South Africa
from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a
fully representative
democratic election.
His government
focused on dismantling the legacy of
apartheid
through tackling institutionalised
racism
and fostering racial
reconciliation
. Politically an
African nationalist
and
democratic socialist
, he served as
President
of the
African National Congress
(ANC) party from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the
Non-Aligned Movement
from 1998 to 1999.
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