Mandela
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noun
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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
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( Numzano ) Winnie . born 1934, Black South African political activist: campaigned for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela; they divorced in 1996
Example Sentences
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Eleven studios recently bid on the film rights to the psychological horror YouTube series “The Mandela Catalogue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
That language has been echoed by everyone from Nelson Mandela to the rapper Coolio, who used it in his 1995 megahit “Gangsta’s Paradise.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
He has asked her to bring him books by Nelson Mandela, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and José Martí, who fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
It is one of 12 statues on or around Parliament Square, most of well-known statesmen such as Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Soon Mandela dribbled through a seam in the Seventeens’ defense, got a clear view of the goal, and fired a perfect shot: clang!
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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