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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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