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Born on 18 July 1918 in Mveso, Umtata, Thembuland. His birth name was Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
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In 1925, Rolihlahla was enrolled at the primary school in Qunu. The teacher insisted that all the children had a Christian name, and so he was given the name Nelson.
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