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Nelson Mandela: Champion of Freedom (6:05)

After 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world.

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  • Nelson Mandela: Champion of Freedom
    Nelson Mandela: Champion of Freedom

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    After 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world.

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  • This Day In History: 02/11/1990 - Nelson Mandela Released
    This Day In History: 02/11/1990 - Nelson Mandela Released

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    This Day in History, February 11th. The Yalta Conference ends, the first Gold Record is earned by Glenn Miller, Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend, and Nelson Mandela is released from prison for anti-apartheid activities.

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  • Nelson Mandela Released From South African Prison
    Nelson Mandela Released From South African Prison

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    On February 10, 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that after 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela will be released the following day. De Klerk asks for the release to "take place in a dignified and orderly manner."

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  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Truth and Reconciliation
    Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Truth and Reconciliation

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    On October 29, 1998, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, released its final report about crimes and atrocities that occurred during apartheid. Upon presenting the 3,500-page report to Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu delivers a speech focusing on healing the divided country.

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  • Musicians Boycott South Africa
    Musicians Boycott South Africa

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    A news report describes the protest set off by British pop star Dusty Springfield when she refused to perform during a tour in South Africa unless she could sing to a non-segregated audience. Although her 1964 tour was cancelled, many other British rock stars joined her in condemning apartheid.

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