NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)

Synonyms:

Mandela; Nelson Mandela; Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

nationalist leader (the leader of a nationalist movement)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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