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Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa (1994–1999) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Date of birth: July 18, 1918
- Place of birth: Mvezo, South Africa
- Died: December 5, 2013
- Place of death: Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to the struggle to end racial segregation and white minority rule under the apartheid system in South Africa. His contribution to the political education, mobilization, and organization of millions of people against apartheid remains unparalleled. In the 1990s, the South African government moved to abolish apartheid, and Mandela was elected the nation's first black president in 1994.