Charisma, poise and strength of character. These are but a few words to describe the man who’s treacherous journey from political prisoner to becoming the first Black president of South Africa, is perhaps the most widely celebrated underdog story in modern African history.

Known all around the world as a symbol of the never ending fight against racism and discrimination, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s successful fight against the deeply oppressive system of apartheid in his home county of South Africa would see him become the very embodiment of his famous maxim: “it always seems impossible until it is done.”

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