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Mandela Day - July 18

July 20 , 2020 1517 days 951 0
  • The United Nations General Assembly officially declared this day in November 2009.
  • Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 at Union of South Africa.
  • He served as the First Black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
  • He also was the first one elected in a fully representative democratic election at South Africa.

  • He was also known as Madiba and the "Father of the Nation" of South Africa as well as the Gandhi of South Africa.
  • He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
  • He got Bharat Ratna in 1990.
  • The theme of this year for the day is “Take action, inspire change”.

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