Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandelawas 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 Congressparty from 1991 to 1997...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth18 July 1918
CityMvezo, South Africa
This concern that a two-thirds majority will be abused by the ANC flies in the face of the facts of history,
reaching the end of a long and heroic struggle.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we arepowerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?Actually, who are you not to be? ...an excerpt from "A Return To Love", a book by motivational speaker and author Marianne Williamson
No stone will be left unturned to establish fully what the causes were and where responsibility lies,
I voted for myself. Even if I go to my grave, I will wake up and come and vote.
said Nic Buchanan, the creator of the comic books. ''They don't know their own history. We celebrated democracy and the miracle, but the building stones of a progressive and enlightened society needs work.
President Clinton, as well as the first lady, Hillary, they have the correct instincts on the major international questions facing the world today, ... For that reason, I hold him ... in high respect.
South Africa is moving in the right direction, ... We should have confidence that there are great days ahead.
I asked for you but they told me you didn't want to see me,
I am accusing the truth commission of being abused and not performing the task which it was supposed to perform,
If each and every party involved in those commissions had asked me to testify, it would have completely undermined the function of government.
Heads of state and their first ladies must be in the forefront of the campaign to fight AIDS,
Your collective wisdom and support was not lost on FIFA.
The long-standing fraternal bonds between our two liberation movements are now translating into the relations between two governments,