History Today: When Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years
Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...
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February 11, Nelson Mandela released from prison
On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. (Mandela would be ...
35 years later, retracing Mandela’s walk to freedom
Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...
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100 facts about Nelson Mandela to celebrate his 100th birthday
1. Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa from 1994-1999 and the first president elected after the end of apartheid, an extensive system of segregation and discrimination ...