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Our freedom is also incomplete, dear compatriots, as long as we are denied our security by criminals who prey on our communities, who rob our businesses and undermine our economy, who ply their destructive trade in drugs in our schools, and who do violence against our women and children.


Citations

Mandela, Nelson. State of the Nation Address to the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa, 5 Feb. 1999. Speech.

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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
  • Born: July 18, 1918
  • Died: December 5, 2013
  • Nationality: South African
  • Profession: Activist, Politician, Philanthropist, Lawyer

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. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.