World-renowned civil rights leader (born 1918) who, in 1994, became the first black president of South Africa. From 1964 to 1990, Mandela was imprisoned for opposing South Africa’s white minority government and its policy of apartheid; in 1993, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Color glossy 5 x 7 photo of a determined-looking Mandela looking directly into the camera, signed in black felt tip, “N. Mandela.” In very fine condition. R&R COA.
