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Nelson Mandela was born in the 18 July 1918 in South Africa.
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Human rights
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He studied law at the University of Witwatersrand, where he graduated in 1942 as a lawyer.
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In 1964 he was sentenced to life for trying to overthrow the government and remained in prison until 1990.
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on 11 February 1990
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In 1993 he and the President of South Africa, F. W. De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end apartheid and bring justice and reconciliation to South Africa.
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On his 89th birthday in July 2007, Nelson Mandela announced that Peter Gabriel and billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson.
