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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
Autobiographer
Former President Of South Africa
Lawyer
Political Activist
Political Prisoner
Politician
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
Madiba
Hysterically
Peacefully
Tread
Softly
Laugh
Laughing
Inspirational

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