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Whereas during his imprisonment, Nelson Mandela was con-
fined to a small cell and forced to perform hard labor 
while being gravely mistreated by prison officials; 
Whereas during 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment on 
Robben Island, Nelson Mandela was permitted only one 
visitor a year, and for only 30 minutes; 
Whereas Nelson Mandela remained resolute, refusing offers 
to renounce his struggle against oppression in exchange 
for his freedom, and became widely viewed and respected 
as a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement; 
Whereas the United States Congress dramatically shifted its 
policy toward South Africa and supported the political 
ideals that Nelson Mandela struggled for, by enacting the 
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (Public Law 
99–440) on October 2, 1986, and has honored Nelson 
Mandela by passing the Mandela Freedom Resolution in 
the House of Representatives on September 18, 1984 (H. 
Res. 430), and in the Senate on October 10, 1984 (S. 
Res. 386), by adopting the resolution concerning United 
States support for the new South Africa on October 5, 
1994 (H. Res. 560), and by awarding Nelson Mandela 
the Congressional Gold Medal on July 29, 1998; 
Whereas on February 11, 1990, under growing international 
and domestic pressure, Nelson Mandela was released 
from prison, marking the end of his 27 years, 6 months, 
and 1 week of continuous incarceration; 
Whereas former United States President William J. Clinton 
honored Nelson Mandela with the Philadelphia Liberty 
Medal in 1993; 
Whereas in 1994, following the first fully representative, mul-
tiracial national elections, Nelson Mandela was elected on 
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May 9 as President of the Democratic Republic of South 
Africa under a Government of National Unity; 
Whereas President Nelson Mandela led the peaceful transi-
tion from minority rule and apartheid to a multicultural, 
multiracial democracy, and played a critical role in initi-
ating South Africa’s ongoing efforts to foster national 
reconciliation; 
Whereas President Nelson Mandela sought to promote equal 
opportunity for jobs and education, access to social serv-
ices, and quality-of-life improvements for all South Afri-
cans; 
Whereas during the presidency of Nelson Mandela, South Af-
rica established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 
to investigate gross human rights violations committed 
during the apartheid years; 
Whereas former United States President George W. Bush 
honored Nelson Mandela with the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom in 2002; and 
Whereas Nelson Mandela leaves a legacy that transcends his 
time and place in history and will guide and inspire gen-
erations to come: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) has learned with profound sorrow of the 
death of Nelson Mandela, former President of the 
Republic of South Africa; 
(2) tenders its deep sympathies to the members 
of the family of the late President Nelson Mandela 
and his fellow citizens; 
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(3) honors the life, accomplishments, and legacy 
of former President Nelson Mandela and for his 
friendship to the United States; 
(4) requests the Secretary of State to commu-
nicate these expressions of sentiment to the family 
of the deceased and to the Parliament of the Repub-
lic of South Africa; and 
(5) requests that when the House adjourns 
today it do so as a mark of respect to the memory 
of the late President Nelson Mandela. 
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