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“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

— Nelson Mandela, 90th birthday celebration of Walter Sisulu, Johannesburg (18 May 2002)

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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