Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.Ī Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. ![]() He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. ![]() Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
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