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‘UNOFFICIAL PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD’

Whether in or out of prison, Nelson Mandela was a crowd-puller.

‘UNOFFICIAL PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD’

Thu, 05 Dec, 2013 - 22:00

Whether in or out of prison, Nelson Mandela was a crowd-puller.

The man dubbed the Unofficial President of the World could bring adoring crowds out onto the streets like no-one else on the planet.

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