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“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”

— Nelson Mandela, Letter to Makhaya Ntini (17 December 2009)

About Nelson Mandela

1918 – 2013

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and statesman who served as President of South Africa. Imprisoned for 27 years, he emerged to lead his country toward reconciliation and democracy.

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