I know I am late saying this but former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela died on December 5th of this year. He was a truly inspirational person and fought for his people's freedom in South Africa. He fought the apartheid that was going on in South Africa, which is like the Jim Crow laws here in America. He went to jail for 27 years for treason for being against the apartheid. Upon his release in 1990,later on he was elected President. He was in office from 1994 to 1999.. He fought for what he believed in from the start. He was a good man in the eyes of many.
There's a lot of things people didn't know about Nelson Mandela, which was listed in a CNN news article and I found it very interesting
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelson-mandela-surprising-facts/
I found it very interesting that he wasn't removed from the U.S. Terror Watchlist until 2008.. And I liked how he had a cameo in a Spike Lee film as a civil rights teacher.
Mandela will truly be missed by many. Rest in Peace
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