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Nelson Mandela's journey from a terrorist to freedom icon

New Delhi: The brave leader who led a battle against the racial segregation in Africa is no more today.South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late Thursday, saying "we

PTI Published : Jun 12, 2013 17:51 IST, Updated : Dec 06, 2013 9:49 IST


A massive 'Release Mandela Campaign' was launched in 1982, in South Africa and abroad. 

In 1982 Mandela was moved to Pollsmoor Prison on the mainland, and in 1988 he was placed under house arrest on the grounds of a minimum-security correctional facility.

The following year, newly elected president F. W. de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC and called for a nonracist South Africa, breaking with the conservatives in his party.  

On February 11, 1990, he ordered Mandela's release.

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