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“I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people.”

— Nelson Mandela, Speech on the day of his release, Cape Town (11 February 1990)
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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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