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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa

Died: 5 December 2013, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa

Party: South African Communist Party

Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 1998–2013), Winnie Madikizela-mandela (m. 1958–1996),
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat Ratna, Nishan-e-Pakistan, Presidential Medal of Freedom, more