Mandela's Way: Lessons for an Uncertain Age

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The tank was regularly repainted, and its colour scheme changed, often by local graffiti artists. In 2002 it was painted pink by Cubitt Artists and Aleksandra Mir. [8] In April 2017 it was temporarily repainted by artist Charlotte Meldon to its authentic military olive drab. In April 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, it was painted sky blue in support of the National Health Service. [9] Remembrance poppies were added in November 2020. In July 2021, it was repainted light green with dark green letters reading "Go Go Green". Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the far left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid's supporters, he gained international acclaim for his activism. Globally regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice, he received more than 250 honours, including the Nobel Peace Prize. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Thembu clan name, Madiba, and described as the " Father of the Nation". Benson 1986, pp.237–238; Meer 1988, pp.315–318; Barber 2004, p.36; Lodge 2006, p.157; Meredith 2010, pp.351–352; Sampson 2011, pp.330–332.

Fortin, Jacey (18 July 2012). "Mandela and the Dictators: A Freedom Fighter With A Complicated Past". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016 . Retrieved 13 July 2016. Nelson Mandela arrives home in ambulance". The Telegraph. London. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013 . Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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Benson 1986, p.98; Mandela 1994, pp.373–374; Lodge 2006, pp.83–84; Meredith 2010, pp.187–188; Smith 2010, pp.183–185; Sampson 2011, pp.140–143. From 2004, he lived a quiet life with his wife Graça. Following a lung infection, Nelson Mandela sadly died in December 2013, aged 95 years old. How is Nelson Mandela remembered?

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The 1955 Freedom Charter, which Mandela had helped create, called for the nationalisation of banks, gold mines and land, to ensure equal distribution of wealth. [399] Despite these beliefs, Mandela initiated a programme of privatisation during his presidency in line with trends in other countries of the time. [400] It has been repeatedly suggested that Mandela would have preferred to develop a social democratic economy in South Africa but that this was not feasible as a result of the international political and economic situation during the early 1990s. [400] This decision was in part influenced by the fall of the socialist states in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc during the early 1990s. [401] Personality and personal life Mandela on a visit to Australia in 2009; he is wearing one of the brightly coloured garments that became known as " Madiba shirts". Meer 1988, pp.33–34; Mandela 1994, pp.127–131; Smith 2010, pp.64–65; Meredith 2010, pp.34–35; Sampson 2011, pp.34–35. Although four of the accused denied involvement with MK, Mandela and the other five accused admitted sabotage but denied that they had ever agreed to initiate guerrilla war against the government. [143] They used the trial to highlight their political cause; at the opening of the defence's proceedings, Mandela gave his three-hour " I Am Prepared to Die" speech. That speech—which was inspired by Castro's " History Will Absolve Me"—was widely reported in the press despite official censorship. [144] The trial gained international attention; there were global calls for the release of the accused from the United Nations and World Peace Council, while the University of London Union voted Mandela to its presidency. [145] On 12 June 1964, justice De Wet found Mandela and two of his co-accused guilty on all four charges; although the prosecution had called for the death sentence to be applied, the judge instead condemned them to life imprisonment. [146] Robben Island: 1964–1982 Nelson Mandela to spend Christmas in S Africa hospital". BBC News. 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013 . Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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In May 1990, Mandela led a multiracial ANC delegation into preliminary negotiations with a government delegation of 11 Afrikaner men. Mandela impressed them with his discussions of Afrikaner history, and the negotiations led to the Groot Schuur Minute, in which the government lifted the state of emergency. [212] In August, Mandela—recognising the ANC's severe military disadvantage—offered a ceasefire, the Pretoria Minute, for which he was widely criticised by MK activists. [212] He spent much time trying to unify and build the ANC, appearing at a Johannesburg conference in December attended by 1,600 delegates, many of whom found him more moderate than expected. [213] At the ANC's July 1991 national conference in Durban, Mandela admitted that the party had faults and announced his aim to build a "strong and well-oiled task force" for securing majority rule. [214] At the conference, he was elected ANC President, replacing the ailing Tambo, and a 50-strong multiracial, mixed gendered national executive was elected. [214] Pienaar, John (1 September 2002). "Mandela warns Bush over Iraq". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013 . Retrieved 27 October 2008. ; Fenton, Tom (30 January 2003). "Mandela Slams Bush on Iraq". CBS. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013 . Retrieved 26 May 2008.