write briefly about the south African leader "Nelson Mandela".
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as 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. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
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Short paragraph on Nelson Mandela
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1) Nelson Mandela was sent to jail by the White South African Government and was imprisoned for life in 1964
2) He spent 28 years in South Africa's most dreaded prison , Robben Island.
3) After his release, he became first black president of South Africa in 1994