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Nelson Mandela Crash Course

So, when I was in South Africa, one of the things that made me feel like a highly uneducated human being was that, aside from knowing the name and recognizing the face, I knew absolutely nothing about the amazing person who is Nelson Mandela.

So, I went out and bought the 700-page unabridged version of Long Walk to Freedom, and read it cover to cover. First of all, I would recommend that you go with the 300-page abridged version, if you decide to follow my footsteps, because you'll avoid a lot of political rhetoric. But, if even 300 pages is too much, you should still take my advice and get a crash course in Nelson Mandela. Click the links below to learn a little bit more about an amazing man.

Biography of Mandela by the ANC, his political party
Mandela as one of Time Magazine's top 100 political leaders of the last century
Timeline of South African presidents throughout history
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Barack Obama's birthday wish to Mandela
Buy Long Walk to Freedom, the long version