Staff at the Nelson Mandela Foundation recall the day he walked out of prison 20 years ago. The former President of South Africa, Mandela makes a rare public appearance Thursday evening at the country’s parliament as part of celebrations to commemorate his walk out of Verster prison 11 February 1990. He was freed after 27 years of detention, and went on to become president of post-apartheid South Africa.
Links to other sites: Guardian, UK, Nelson Mandela official site
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 February 2010.
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