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Books by Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, lawyer, and politician who served as the first democratically elected president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He spent twenty-seven years in prison, including eighteen years on Robben Island, after being convicted of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the state. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F. W. de Klerk in 1993. Long Walk to Freedom, published the year of his election, was partly written during his imprisonment and completed after his release.