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30 years ago, Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa

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Exactly 30 years ago, on May 10th 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as president of South Africa, following the end of apartheid. His party, the ANC, was widely credited with liberating the country's Black majority from the racist system of oppression that made South Africa a pariah for nearly half a century. To discuss, FRANCE 24 news anchor Sharon Gaffney interviews Verne Harris, Director of Archive and Dialogue, and acting chief executive, of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.