Nelson Mandela
Mandela's 50-year fight, including 27 years in jail, helped bring democracy and freedom to the once white-ruled South Africa.
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Feb. 2, 1990
South African State President F.W. de Klerk announces the unconditional release of jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela, the unbanning of the ANC, PAC and South African Communist party and the lifting of the state of emergency during parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, in this Feb. 2, 1990 file photo.
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