Father of the Rainbow Nation: How well do you know Nelson Mandela?

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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? 

- Ryan Lenora Brown, Correspondent

1. Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in what year?

On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first ever election with universal suffrage, voting into power the previously-banned liberation movement, the African National Congress. The ANC’s leader, Nelson Mandela, became the new democracy’s first president.

On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first ever election with universal suffrage, voting into power the previously-banned liberation movement, the African National Congress. The ANC’s leader, Nelson Mandela, became the new democracy’s first president.

On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first ever election with universal suffrage, voting into power the previously-banned liberation movement, the African National Congress. The ANC’s leader, Nelson Mandela, became the new democracy’s first president.

On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first ever election with universal suffrage, voting into power the previously-banned liberation movement, the African National Congress. The ANC’s leader, Nelson Mandela, became the new democracy’s first president.

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(Read caption) Voters stand in line to cast their votes in South Africa's first all-race elections.

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