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After long time that means more than 3 centuries of white rule, celebrated very vividly the grand ceremony of the first democratic nonracial government. Long walk to freedom is a 20 britishsouth african biographical film directed by justin chadwick from a script written by william nicholson and starring idris elba and naomie harris. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Here for the first time, nelson rolihlahla mandela told the extraordinary story of his life an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph. Long walk to freedom is the autobiography of nelson mandela, south african antiapartheid activist, national icon and the first south african black president, elected in the first, fully democratic election in the country.
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