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About

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Nicknames
Madiba

BIRTHDAY
July 18, 1918

BORN
Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa (Map)

DIED
December 5, 2013 (age 95)

CAUSE OF DEATH
Respiratory tract infection

HEIGHT
6ft (182.9 cm)

HANDEDNESS
Left-handed

TATTOOS
None

NET WORTH
$10 Million (2013)

Personal Quotes

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

Favorite Things

food
Umleqwa (farm chicken), ulusu (tripe), and amasi (sour milk)

sport
Boxing

color
Black

hobbies
Boxing, reading

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