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Born 1927- Father Dies 1940- Attends Fort Hare University 1943- Begins Law School 1944- Marries Evelyn Mase 1948- Apartheid Begins 1951- Becomes President of the ANC Youth League 1952- Opens Law Office 1961- Leaves South Africa 1964- Sentenced to Life in Prison 1990- Released from Prison after 27 years 1993- Recieves Nobel Peace Prize 1994- Elected President of South Africa |
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