Mandela

[ man-del-uh ]

noun

1. Nel·son (Ro·lih·lah·la) [nel, -s, uh, n raw-lee-, lah, -l, uh], Madiba, 1918–2013, South African Black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.

Mandela

/ mænˈdɛlə /

noun

1. MandelaNelson (Rolihlahla)1918MSouth AfricanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Nelson ( Rolihlahla ). born 1918, Black South African statesman: president of South Africa (1994–99). Jailed in 1962 for 5 years and, in 1964, for life, he was released in 1990 after a long international campaign; deputy president of the African National Congress (1990–91) and president (1991–97); elected president of South Africa in 1994; Nobel peace prize jointly with F. W. de Klerk in 1993
2. Mandela(Numzano) Winnie1934FSouth AfricanPOLITICS: political activist ( Numzano ) Winnie . born 1934, Black South African political activist: campaigned for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela; they divorced in 1996

Example Sentences

He returned to South Africa in 1990, then served as the first labour minister under President Nelson Mandela, playing a key role in shaping post-apartheid labour laws.

From BBC

With other prominent Black clergymen, he helped to win the release of Nelson Mandela and end apartheid in South Africa.

From Salon

He said he was called various names, including "Mandela's son".

From BBC

It comes as two other schools in the country - where white-minority rule ended three decades ago with the election of anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela as president - are dealing with alleged racist incidents.

From BBC

Among the other famous jottings that sold were those belonging to Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and all four members of The Beatles.

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