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Nelson Mandela died this week at the age of 95. We look back at the life and legacy of this beloved South African leader who led the movement to end apartheid peacefully in 1994, and later became the first democratically elected president in the nation’s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first democratically elected president of South Africa died this week at the age of 95. We look back at the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, who led the movement to end apartheid peacefully. 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