Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years in South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela returned to South Africa and was arrested for illegally leaving the country.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
Nelson Mandela stepped down as President.
The South African Apartheid system of racial segregation begins to disintegrate.
Nelson Mandela was committed to life in jail.
