The release of Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ m æ n ˈ d ɛ l ə /; Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; 18 July – 5 December ) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as 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 of death: Respiratory infection.

Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on Febru InMandela, a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography written by South African President Nelson Mandela, and first published in by Little Brown & Co.

The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then-outlawed by: Nelson Mandela is widely considered to be one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age.

Now, after a lifetime of taking pen to paper to record thoughts and events, hardships and victories, he has bestowed his entire extant personal papers, which offer an unprecedented insight into his remarkable life.

Get this from a library. The release of Nelson Mandela. [Kate Riggs] -- Discusses the events of Nelson Mandela's life that led to his imprisonment in and his eventual release in as well as the impact of these events on South Africa and the rest of the world.

THE PRISON LETTERS OF NELSON MANDELA Edited by Sahm Venter pp. Liveright Publishing. $ When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in Author: Charlayne Hunter-Gault.