noun
South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
• Syn: ↑Mandela, ↑Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑nationalist leader, ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader
Useful english dictionary. 2012.