'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book ... humane, dignified and magnificently unembittered' R. W. Johnson, THE TIMES * 'This life of a man who has been a political activist for fifty years, in one of the most difficult and complex conflicts of the twentieth century, is a major achievement' Martin Meredith, THE OBSERVER

Nelson Mandela became the democratically elected, first black president of the Republic of South Africa on 27 April 1994.