#3 – Nelson Mandela Was The First Black President of South Africa
Back in the 80s, South Africa seemed fated to a future of ever-lasting turmoil. From behind bars, Nelson Mandela tried to find common ground together with a brand-new generation of realists. The outcome was about to become a miracle, a transition to indisputable majority rule bound by economic growth and stability. Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s 1st black president in 1994 but chose to retire in 1999.