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| Office: | President of South Africa first elected 27 April 1994 |
|---|---|
| Term in office: | 1994–1999 |
| Preceded by: | Frederik Willem de Klerk |
| Succeeded by: | Thabo Mbeki |
| Date of Birth: | 18 July 1918 |
| Party: | ANC |
| Deputy President: | Frederik Willem de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki |
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela OM, CC, AC, QC (IPA: ) (born July 18 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections. Before his presidency he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist who, while imprisoned for 27 years, was involved in the planning of underground armed resistance activities. The armed struggle was, for Mandela, a last resort; he remained steadfastly committed to non-violence. Through his 27-year imprisonment, much of it spent in a cell on Robben Island, Mandela became the most widely known figure in the struggle against South African apartheid. Although the apartheid regime and nations sympathetic to it considered him and the ANC to be terrorists, the armed struggle was an integral part of the overall campaign against apartheid. The switch in policy to that of reconciliation, which Mandela pursued upon his release in 1990, facilitated a peaceful transition to fully-representative democracy in South Africa.
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