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Nelson Mandela

Julia_M July 3, 2023 No Comments African PoliticsCivil Rights & Liberties (Books)European Politics BooksGeneral Elections & Political ProcessHistorical African Biographies (Books)Political Leader BiographiesSocial Activist BiographiesSouth African History

Nelson Mandela when he died in 2013, at age 95, was universally acclaimed as a political saint. The facts known to laymen were that this…

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The life story of Nelson Mandela

Julia_M June 12, 2023 No Comments Historical African Biographies (Books)Political Leader BiographiesSouthern Africa History

“Opportunity for high office is a matter of fate.” -Tseng Kuo Fan advising Li Hung Chang. (Li Hung Chang and China’s Early Modernisation Page 21).…

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The life of two runners

Julia_M October 22, 2020 No Comments African History (Books)Historical African Biographies (Books)Sports Biographies (Books)

My wife and I rewatched The Chariots of Fire 2 nights ago.  It brings back fond memories of our trip years ago to Edinburgh, where…

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