WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Nelson Mandela
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Leopold Sedar Senghor
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Felix Houphouet-Boigny
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Detailed explanation-1: -He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993, along with South Africa’s president at the time, F.W. de Klerk, for having led the transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy. Mandela is also known for being the first black president of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999. Read more about apartheid.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela, at the age of 77, was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president and F W de Klerk became Mandela’s first deputy. Although the ANC gained a majority vote, they formed the Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Mandela.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1989, F.W. de Klerk became South African president and set about dismantling apartheid. De Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC, suspended executions, and in February 1990 ordered the release of Nelson Mandela.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first president to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela.