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Detailed explanation-1: -Mr Kathrada, affectionately known as Kathy, was not only one of Mr Mandela’s closest friends, but also a human rights activist in his own right who had a long history in the struggle against discrimination and apartheid, says the BBC’s Milton Nkosi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ahmed Kathrada was born on 21 August 1929 in the small country town of Schweizer-Reneke in the Western Transvaal, the fourth of six children in a Gujarati Bohra family of South African Indian immigrant parents from Surat, Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nelson Mandela was an important person among the many that were anti apartheid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Former South African president and civil rights advocate Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to fighting for equality-and ultimately helped topple South Africa’s racist system of apartheid. His accomplishments are now celebrated each year on July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day.

Detailed explanation-5: -This was on 16 June 1976. The African National Congress, a group of people who led the struggle against apartheid, and their most well known leader, Nelson Mandela fought the apartheid system for several years.