Nelson R. Mandela is the first democratically elected State President of South Africa as of May 10, 1994. He retired from public life in June 1999. He currently resides in his birthplace--Qunu Transkei.
No attempt is being made to inform you about the life of Nelson Mandela. To find out more about the life of Mandela, read two of the best published sources: Mr. Mandela's own autobiography "The Long Walk To Freedom' in which he collaborated with Richard Stengel. The biography written by Anthony Sampson in 1999 is also excellent |
