Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Great Wall | "Mandela was as much a fan of China as it was of him." - he visited the Chinese mainland for the first time in 1992 – "when he received an honorary degree from PKU and toured the Great Wall" | |
| Island of Gorée | Shortly after his release from prison, and before he was elected President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela visited the island and crawled into a cell that had been used for slaves. | |
| Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites | Inscribed "to reflect the legacy of Nelson Mandela, who is described as an international symbol of freedom, who promoted the three tenets of human rights, liberation, and reconciliation." The components include the University of Fort Hare which he attended and Liliesleaf farm, a safe house, where he lived "under the assumed identity as a farmworker". | |
| Robben Island | Mandela was imprisoned here "for 18 of the 27 years of his imprisonment before the fall of apartheid" (wiki) | |
| Taj Mahal | "he chose the land of Gandhi, whom he called his 'political guru" and a "role model", as his first destination abroad in 1990 after spending 27 years behind bars." - during that trip he received India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna medal, and also visited the Taj Mahal |
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