Mandela’s Troubled Legacy

As the world celebrates the centenary of his birth, the example of his character endures, but the movement he led is now divided over his principles of reconciliation

Excerpts from his remarks after his release from prison in 1990 and as president in 1994
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July 18 is the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, and across the world events are planned to mark it. In South Africa, Bikers for Mandela will rally, and muffins for Mandela will be baked. There will be a Mandela soup kitchen, Mandela Day kennel building, Golf for Good on Mandela Day, a special performance of the Mandela Trilogy opera, Mandela Day Yoga, Mandela Day marathons and galas and Mandela T-shirts, bearing his prison number, 46664. The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on this centenary year will be delivered in Johannesburg by President Barack Obama.

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