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Give me a small discription about Nelson mandela?

• Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first South Africa's black chief executive, was born at Qunu, near Umtata on 18 July 1918. 
• On April 27, 1994, he was made the first President of South Africa elected in a fully represented democratic election. 
• Mandela was also the first black President of his country.He served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. 
• Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999. 
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk. 
• On 5 December 2013, he died at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection.