Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela ## Quotes - [[The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.]]