Nelson Mandela Several months after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela addressed the Special Committee Against Apartheid, convened in his honor at the UN General Assembly, on June 22, 1990, in New York City; he later became president of the African National Congress and then president of South Africa. More @Wikipedia
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