Thursday, July 19, 2007

#71: Nelson Mandela

Yesterday South Africa's ex-president Nelson Mandela turned 89. About a year ago I read his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, which I recommend everyone to read. An excellent book depicting the difficulties faced by the anti-apartheid movement, which was led by Nelson Mandela and his colleagues. Having spend 27 years in prison and leading the charge against an oppressive and racist regime, he continues to inspire many people and drive change in many areas. He is a person of immense internal strength and integrity.
Photo courtesy of The Guardian.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

do you have the book?
k

Azamat said...

yes, i do. let me know when i can give it to you.

Anonymous said...

cool, let's meet for lunch some time next week then. jalalabad?
k