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Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013)[3] was a South African
politician [político sul-africano]. He was the first President of Africa elected in a fully represented
democratic election [numa eleição democrática plenamente representada] on 27 April 1994. Mandela was also the first black President
of his country [Mandela foi tambémn o primeiro presidente negro de seu país].
His
government focused on throwing out the legacy of apartheid [seu governo focou em eliminar a legacia de Apartheid] by ending racism,
poverty, inequality, and to bring up racial understanding in South Africa [promover tolerância racial na África do Sul].
Politically a believer in socialism Politicamente, um amande do socialismo], he served as the President of the African
National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was the
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement [Mandela foi o Scretário Geral do Movimento Não-Alinhado] from 1998 to 1999.
Mandela
received more than 250 honors [Mandela recebeu mais de 250 homenagens], including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize [incluindo o Prêmio Nobel da Paz de 1993], the US
Presidential Medal of Freedom [a Medalha Presidencial de Liberdade dos Estados Unidos], and the Soviet Order of Lenin [e a Ordem Soviética de Lenin]. He is often
referred to by his Xhosa clan name [Ele é frequentemente referido pelo seu nome do clã de Xhoda], Madiba, or as Tata ("Father").
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