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Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.

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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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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
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