NELSON MANDELA led us out of apartheid and thus South Africa became ‘the rainbow nation’. Lest we forget Top 10 Mandela Moments Madiba wins over the British and is honoured with statue in London Madiba has certainly managed to win over the British. In 1987 Margaret Thatcher called the ANC a ‘typical terrorist organisation’ – exactly 20 years later a statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled in London’s Parliament Square, where he stands amongst figures like Churchill and Lloyd George. He is also said to have a close relationship with HM the Queen – ‘You look younger everytime I see you’ he said last time he saw her. Apparently she was delighted.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:59:22 +0000
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