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Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa from to
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (man-DEL-ə,[1]Xhosa:[xolíɬaɬamandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July &#;– 5 December ) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from to He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from to
A Xhosa, Mandela was born into the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, South Africa.
He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Joh