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| THIS IS IN HONOR OF YOUR STRUGGLE FOR US |
Unlike Nigeria, which normally honours her heroes after death, South Africa honours her no1 hero Nelson Mandela while still alive with his image on the country's bank notes. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the son of Chief Henry Mandela of Tembu Tribe was born on 18th of July 1918 in Transkei. As a statesman, anti-apartheid activist and the first democratically elected president of South Africa, he will be honoured with his image bearing on the notes in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 rand.
The announcement regarding this honor came on Saturday when marking the anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison in 1990. The Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (who was also a member of African National Congress during the struggle for freedom) said this was to institutionalize this memory for many generations to come.
Signature: D'Prince
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