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World Leader
The Resume
(July 18, 1918- )
Born near Umtata, South Africa
Birth name is Rolihlahla Mandela
1st black President of South Africa (1994-99)
Won the Nobel Peace Prize (1993)
Why he might be annoying
He gets upset with anyone who is late for an appointment.
He is impatient.
He is regimented and sticks to a routine schedule.
He was suspended from college for joining a protest boycott.
He was sentenced to life in prison (April, 1984) - released (February 11, 1990).
Why he might not be annoying
He believes in his convictions.
During his life in prison sentence, he was offered freedom from jail if he would denounce violence, he refused: 'Only free men can negotiate,'
He said: 'I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.'
He explains why, in 1961, he stopped seeking a peaceful end to apartheid.
He said: 'At the beginning of June 1961, after long and anxious assessment of the South African situation, I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force.'
At his trial he said: 'I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.'
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In 2002, Out of 2839 Votes: 52.77% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 8626 Votes: 38.60% Annoying
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