This leader was described as "not a bust made of marble...a man of flesh and blood" in a speech given by Barack Obama.
This leader was described as "not a bust made of marble...a man of flesh and blood" in a speech given by Barack Obama. Before winning power in elections, supporters of this leader clashed with members of Inkatha in a conflict documented by the "Bang-Bang Club." This man announced the formation of the Elders, and is currently the only former member of that group to be (*) deceased. While evading the authorities, this leader stayed at Liliesleaf Farm. This leader declared that a democratic and free society was "an ideal for which I am prepared to die" as a defendant in the Rivonia Trial, and received a life sentence that was to be served on Robben Island. For 10 points, name this activist and former leader of the ANC who was elected as the first president of a post-apartheid South Africa.
This leader was described as "not a bust made of marble...a man of flesh and blood" in a speech given by Barack Obama.
Nelson Mandela [or Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; or Madiba] 