Yesterday was Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday. He is a Civil Rights leader from South Africa, who fought against apartheid and was punished for it. He was accused of treason in 1956 but was acquitted in 1961. He was arrested in August of 1962, sentenced to five years in prison and while in jail he was again convicted of sabotage and treason and was sentenced to life imprisonment in June, 1964 at the famous Rivonia trail. He was in jail for 27 years, he got out February 1990 and became President of South Africa (1994-1999). They have made a movie from his book Long Walk to Freedom.
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