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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Former President Of South Africa
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Political Prisoner
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
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