Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 5 December 2013 was a South African antiapartheid revolutionary politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 He was the countrys first black chief executive and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist he served as President of the African National Congress ANC party from 1991 to 1997