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This February BET is honoring the legacy of the iconic civil rights leader Nelson Mandela with an epic three-part miniseries titled Madiba. Nelson Mandela was also...
Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, right, meets with the Rev. Jesse Jackson when the two met during a reception for Mandela on Sunday, April 15, 1990 in a London hotel. Mandela was in London to attend a concert in his honor at Wembley Stadium where he will make an address to a world wide television audience. The last visit to Britain by Mandela was in 1962. (AP Photo/Gill Allen) Few lives have been thoroughly chronicled as that of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95[1]. From his earliest days as a scion of South African royalty to his activism against racism and apartheid in South Africa, Mandela and his heroism has literally created history for more than 75 years. But even international icons such as Mandela have little-known facts in their backgrounds. Here are 20 facts you may not know about Madiba. 1) Nelson Mandela was born into the royal Thembu family. [Source:About.com[2]] 2) His first treason trial ...
