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Nelson Mandela on fighting white supremacy, apartheid in his first ever TV interview (WATCH)

Former South African President, Nelson Mandela was well known for his anti-apartheid revolution in South Africa which led to his imprisonment for 27 years. Mandela lent his voice against the supremacy of whites over black in South Africa at the time. What is believed to be Mandela’s first TV interview in 1956 with a Dutch... Read More

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December 12, 2012

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“His spirit and sparkle are fading” – Mandela’s agonised wife

• Graca Machel told a South African television news channel that it was painful to see her 94-year-old husband, who was hospitalised on Saturday, ‘fading’ • Not divulged why Mr Mandela had to be flown over 500 miles from his rural home to undergo the urgent medical tests • Official message: Mr Mandela is ‘doing very, very well’... Read More

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