Claim: Nelson Mandela was a humanitarian.
Evidence: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela -LRB- -LSB- mænˈdɛlə -RSB- 18 July 1918 -- 5 December 2013 -RRB- was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary , politician , and philanthropist , who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Philanthropy -LRB- from Greek φιλανθρωπία -RRB- means etymologically , the love of humanity , in the sense of caring , nourishing , developing , and enhancing what it means to be human.