Nelson Mandela 
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SOURCE: Origins
Accessed 9/3/19
South Africa: Twenty-Five Years Since Apartheid
by Zeb Larson
Twenty-five years ago, South Africa peacefully transitioned from a white-minority government to a black majority government, yet the legacy of apartheid still lingers today.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
7-18-18
The U.S. Government Had Nelson Mandela on Terrorist Watch Lists Until 2008
Here's why.
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SOURCE: Newsweek
5-16-16
CIA gave tip-off that led to Nelson Mandela’s arrest, former agent says
A CIA agent gave the tip-off to South African authorities that led to the arrest of Nelson Mandela during the apartheid era, according to a filmmaker's interview with the agent on his deathbed.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
3-23-15
Sequel to Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom to be published next year
Pan Macmillan announces it has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to book which is likely to tackle Mandela’s divorce from his second wife Winnie and why he opted to stand down after a single term.
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SOURCE: Imperial & Global Forum
5-7-14
ANC Uses History to Sweep South Africa’s 2014 Elections
by Emily Bridger
The African National Congress’s continued political success owes much to its use of the past and the memory of Nelson Mandela.
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SOURCE: Afro
3-27-14
MIT Historian Sues U.S. Intelligence Agencies over Mandela Files
Shapiro said while it is generally accepted—though unproven—that U.S. spy agencies supported the apartheid regime in Africa and, specifically, were involved in the freedom fighter’s arrest, much of that remained unreported by the press, even in the torrent of coverage following Mandela’s death in December.
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SOURCE: PJ Media
1-19-14
Nelson Mandela Was A Committed Communist
by Ronald Radosh
South African journalist Rian Malan has new revelations about Mandela's relationship with the Communist Party.
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SOURCE: Newsday
12-13-13
Nelson Mandela, A True Believer in Sanctions
by Jonathan Zimmerman
We're cynical about sanctions today, but we forget that they helped end apartheid.
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SOURCE: National Review
12-12-13
Nelson Mandela, RIP
by Conrad Black
The world has lost a great man.
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SOURCE: Huffington Post
12-9-13
Al Sharpton Rips Historical US Policy Towards Nelson Mandela
"Let's remember the ANC that he refers to were pursuing freedom. Many of the communist nations embraced them," he said.
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SOURCE: BBC News
12-9-13
The man who taught Mandela to be a soldier
Ethiopian colonel Fekadu Wakene taught South African political activist Nelson Mandela the tricks of guerrilla warfare.
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SOURCE: New York Times
12-8-13
Nelson Mandela, Communist
by Bill Keller
Yes, the fact that Mandela was a member of the South African Communist Party matters, but not in the way you think.
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SOURCE: New York Times
12-11-13
World Leaders Extol Mandela Before a Crowd of Thousands
The attendees included South African president Jacob Zuma, Barack Obama, and Raul Castro
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12-9-13
The GOP's Mandela Problem
by Juan Cole
Rick Santorum compares apartheid to Obamacare, Rush Limbaugh complains about all of Mandela's media attention, and Dick Cheney is STILL defending his vote against sanctioning the apartheid government.
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12-6-13
Nelson Mandela Was Truly One of History's Great Men
by James Mittelman
A moral force in the world, Nelson Mandela sacrificed dearly for the values of freedom and social justice.
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12-6-13
Mandela's Lasting Legacy: An Interview with Judith Byfield
by David Austin Walsh
Cornell professor Judith Byfield on Nelson Mandela's passing.
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SOURCE: The Telegraph
12-5-13
Nelson Mandela was a Secular Saint for the Whole World
by Timothy Stanley
Mandela was a rare example of a lion who lay down with the lambs.
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SOURCE: Commentary Magazine
12-5-13
The Character of Nelson Mandela
by Max Boot
Mandela belongs to the same pantheon of insurgents as George Washington, Michael Collins, and David Ben-Gurion.
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SOURCE: PolicyMic
12-6-13
The Surprising Republican Civil War That Erupted Over Nelson Mandela and Apartheid
by Sagar Jethani
Ronald Reagan vetoed efforts to pass sanctions against apartheid South Africa.
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SOURCE: The Daily Beast
12-5-13
Nelson Mandela Was Undeniably Great But He Doesn’t Need a Halo
by Michael Moynihan
For a man imprisoned for his political beliefs, he had a weakness for those who did the very same thing to their ideological opponents.
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