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South Africa historical figures
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Nelson Mandela
President & anti-apartheid leader
Shaka
King of the Zulu Kingdom
Desmond Tutu
Anglican Archbishop and anti-apartheid activist
Steve Biko
Anti-apartheid activist
Miriam Makeba
Singer and activist
Albert Luthuli
Anti-apartheid activist
Robert Sobukwe
Anti-apartheid revolutionary
F. W. de Klerk
President of South Africa
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