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7 Jul 1996
Nelson Mandela stepped down as President.
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10 May 1994
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
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13 Apr 1992
Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela revealed their separation.
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11 Feb 1990
Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years in South Africa.
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2 Feb 1990
The South African Apartheid system of racial segregation begins to disintegrate.
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12 Jun 1964
Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
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5 Aug 1962
Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
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8 Jan 1912
The African National Congress (ANC) is founded.
