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Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa.

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Is it true that Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa?

Yes. Multiple reference sources state directly that Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, and an encyclopedia entry calls him the country's first black head of state.

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Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

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President of South Africa
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President of South Africa. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Africa

Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa
2026
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Scan-the-World (2026). Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21248776

Looking at racism
2009
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Cath, S. (2009). Looking at racism. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/lookingatracism0000senk

100 great leaders
2004
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100 great leaders. (2004). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/100greatleaders0000unse

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2016
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Jill, F. (2016). Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/martinlutherking0000fora

geography-of-the-world 202401
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geography-of-the-world 202401. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/geography-of-the-world_202401

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