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A Freedom-Fighter Forever Celebrated
31 years ago today, February 11, the South African icon Nelson Mandela walked through Victor Verster Prison gate to freedom after having been incarcerated for 27 years.
A prison sentence that the lawyer and social activist had received along with several others including Andrew Mlangeni and Govan Mbeki, for leading the movement to end the racist, brutal and segragative apartheid regime in the country. A highly oppressive white-supremacist system that existed in South Africa for some 50 years.
The release of ‘Madiba’ - as he is affectionately known by many Africans who adopt his ethnic Xhosa name, set off a joyous celebration which also gave rise to violent clashes as indigenous (black) South Africans welcomed their freedom-fighting leader. ....

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