Father of the Rainbow Nation: How well do you know Nelson Mandela?
Children look through a fence at a portrait of former president Nelson Mandela in a Park in Soweto, South Africa, Thursday, March, 28, 2013. (Denis Farrell/AP)
Revolutionary and reconciler, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa before becoming the country's first black president.
How well do you know this towering global statesman?
Question 1 of 25
1. Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in what year?
Voters stand in line to cast their votes in South Africa's first all-race elections. (AP/Denis Farrell)
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1985 |
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1990 |
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1994 |
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1998 |
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