Since his release from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela has
emerged as the world''s most significant moral leader since Gandhi.
As president of the African National Congress and spiritual
figurehead of the anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in
moving South Africa towards black-majority rule. He is revered
throughout the world as a vital force for human rights and racial
equality. Mandela''s riveting memoirs, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM , were
first published in 1994 to universal acclaim. This exciting
illustrated edition now portrays his life in words and pictures.
Vivid descriptions of his childhood environment, early
Johannesburg, life in the townships, Robben Island and the events,
protests, historic trials and acts of vengeance that forged his
destiny are now accompanied by haunting and dramatic photographs
that illuminate his story in an unforgettable way.
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Nelson Mandela became the democratically elected, first black
president of the Republic of South Africa on 27 April 1994.