Nelson Mandela - Revision history

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Pokeria1: Undo revision 1765699 by RobSmith (talk) He is a terrorist, heck, his wife Winnie was infamous for necklacing people, and he himself has participated in very violent riots.

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Undo revision 1765699 by RobSmith (talk) He is a terrorist, heck, his wife Winnie was infamous for necklacing people, and he himself has participated in very violent riots.

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 ==Imprisonment==
-Mandela became an elder statesman of the prison on Robben Island<ref name="telegraph biography"/> - where there were frequent clashes with prisoners and guards, he seemed above the fray; he was also singled out for cruelties. He was denied permission to attend the funerals of his mother and oldest son, and his wife endured persecution after being exiled from Johannesburg.<ref name="NYT obituary"/> Mandela and the prisoners initially turned down officers of release; he commented "Prisoners cannot enter into contracts - only free men can [[negotiate]]."<ref name="AllAfrica"/> Mandela credited his time in prison with the cessation of his desire for vengeance, speaking of sympathetic white guards and National Party members who would attempt a dialogue.<ref name="NYT obituary"/>
+Mandela became an elder statesman of the prison on Robben Island<ref name="telegraph biography"/> - where there were frequent clashes with prisoners and guards, he seemed above the fray; he was also singled out for cruelties. He was denied permission to attend the funerals of his mother and oldest son, and his wife endured persecution after being exiled from Johannesburg.<ref name="NYT obituary"/> Mandela and the prisoners initially turned down officers of release; he commented "Prisoners cannot enter into contracts - only free men can [[negotiate]]."<ref name="AllAfrica"/> Mandela credited his time in prison with the cessation of his desire for [[vengeance]], speaking of sympathetic white guards and National Party members who would attempt a dialogue.<ref name="NYT obituary"/>
 Pretoria began a more stringent crackdown on minority party activities - it detained 20,000 people without trial,<ref name="independent biography"/> but the pressure from the international community was too great. Mandela ultimately decided to negotiate with the white government without telling his fellow inmates and party-members, saying, “My comrades did not have the advantages that I had of brushing shoulders with the V.I.P.’s who came here, the judges, the minister of justice, the commissioner of prisons, and I had come to overcome my own prejudice towards them ... So I decided to present my colleagues with a fait accompli.”<ref name="NYT obituary"/>

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 ==Imprisonment==
-Mandela became an elder statesman of the prison on Robben Island<ref name="telegraph biography"/> - where there were frequent clashes with prisoners and guards, he seemed above the fray; he was also singled out for cruelties. He was denied permission to attend the funerals of his mother and oldest son, and his wife endured persecution after being exiled from Johannesburg.<ref name="NYT obituary"/> Mandela and the prisoners initially turned down officers of release; he commented "Prisoners cannot enter into contracts - only free men can negotiate."<ref name="AllAfrica"/> Mandela credited his time in prison with the cessation of his desire for vengeance, speaking of sympathetic white guards and National Party members who would attempt a dialogue.<ref name="NYT obituary"/>
+Mandela became an elder statesman of the prison on Robben Island<ref name="telegraph biography"/> - where there were frequent clashes with prisoners and guards, he seemed above the fray; he was also singled out for cruelties. He was denied permission to attend the funerals of his mother and oldest son, and his wife endured persecution after being exiled from Johannesburg.<ref name="NYT obituary"/> Mandela and the prisoners initially turned down officers of release; he commented "Prisoners cannot enter into contracts - only free men can [[negotiate]]."<ref name="AllAfrica"/> Mandela credited his time in prison with the cessation of his desire for vengeance, speaking of sympathetic white guards and National Party members who would attempt a dialogue.<ref name="NYT obituary"/>
 Pretoria began a more stringent crackdown on minority party activities - it detained 20,000 people without trial,<ref name="independent biography"/> but the pressure from the international community was too great. Mandela ultimately decided to negotiate with the white government without telling his fellow inmates and party-members, saying, “My comrades did not have the advantages that I had of brushing shoulders with the V.I.P.’s who came here, the judges, the minister of justice, the commissioner of prisons, and I had come to overcome my own prejudice towards them ... So I decided to present my colleagues with a fait accompli.”<ref name="NYT obituary"/>

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 |image=Mandela2.jpg
 |birth_date=July 19, 1918
-|birth_place=Mvezo
+|birth_place=Mvezo, South Africa
 |death_date=December 5, 2013 (aged 95)
-|death_place=
+|death_place=Johannesburg, South Africa
 |religion=[[Methodism]]
 |spouse=Evelyn Ntoko Mase (1944–1957)<br/>Winnie Madikizela (1958–1996)<br/>Graça Machel (1998-)

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-{{Officeholder
+{{Infobox officeholder
 |name=Nelson Mandela
 |image=Mandela2.jpg
-|party=[[African National Congress]]<br/>
+|birth_date=July 19, 1918
 |spouse=Evelyn Ntoko Mase (1944–1957)<br/>Winnie Madikizela (1958–1996)<br/>Graça Machel (1998-)
-|religion=[[Methodism]]
+|children=
-|offices=
+|alma_mater=
-	{{Officeholder/president
+|party=[[African National Congress]]
-	|country=South Africa
+|office=President of South Africa
-	|number=
+|term_start=May 10, 1994
-	|terms=10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999
+|term_end=June 10, 1999
-	|vp=[[Thabo Mbeki]]<br/>[[F. W. de Klerk]]
+|preceded=F. W. de Klerk
-	|preceded=F. W. de Klerk
+|succeeded=[[Thabo Mbeki]]
 }}
 '''Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela''' (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) was a [[South Africa]]n anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994-1999. For his life Mandela received  more than 250 honors, including the 1993 [[Nobel Peace Prize]], the US [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (from [[George W. Bush]]), the [[Sakharov Prize]], the Soviet Order of Lenin and the Bharat Ratna.

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