Material from the President's Office

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Material from the President's Office

1997-1998

Collection of paper-based material from the period when Nelson Mandela was president. The material was among the Children's correspondence that was written to Mr Mandela and Mrs Rosa Parks. The material was separated with the intention to send it back to the National Archives. The process has been very long and the Nelson Mandela Foundation decided to accession it for accountability purposes

paper based materials

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SNAC Resource ID: 11617808

Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b. July 18, 1918, Umtata, South Africa–d. Dec. 5, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconc...