Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as the first President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
== Popular Culture ==
=== Appearances ===
==== Variants ====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Nelson Mandela.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1987	Nelson Mandela	
* Mandela	
* Portrayed by Danny Glover.Mandela - IMDB - Retrieved 28 March 2021Danny Glover - IMDB - Retrieved 28 March 2021
2007	Nelson Mandela	
* An Act of Defiance	
* Portrayed by Sello Motloung.An Act of Defiance - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021Sello Motloung - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021
2007	Nelson Mandela	
* Goodbye Bafana	
* Portrayed by Dennis Haysbert.Goodbye Bafana - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021Dennis Haysbert - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021
2009	Nelson Mandela	
* Endgame	
* Portrayed by Clarke Peters.Endgame - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021Clarke Peters - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021
2009	Nelson Mandela	
* Invictus	
* Portrayed by Morgan Freeman.Invictus - IMDBMorgan Freeman - IMDB
2013	Nelson Mandela	
* Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom	
* Portrayed by Idris Elba.Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - IMDBIdris Elba - IMDB
2016	Nelson Mandela	
* Mandela's Gun	
* Portrayed by Tumisho Masha.Mandela's Gun - IMDB - Retrieved 28 March 2021Tumisho Masha - IMDB - Retrieved 28 March 2021
2017	Nelson Mandela	
* Madiba 	
* Portrayed by Laurence Fishburne.Madiba - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021Laurence Fishburne - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021
==== Parodies ====
The following list is of parodies of Nelson Mandela, which may or may not be readily apparent. 
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2017	Laughing Jack	
* Bad Creepypasta, episode "The Origin of Laughing Jack"	
* Host Jacob Sherwood couldn't recall the voice he'd lent to the titular evil extraterrestrial clown in a prior episode, and eventually settled on Mandela's.BAD CREEPYPASTA - The Origin of Laughing Jack - MichaelLeroi
=== Mentions ===
The following list is explicit mentions of Nelson Mandela.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1996	Nelson Mandela	
* Callahan's Legacy, author Spider Robinson	
* The artificial intelligence Solace correctly predicts to the other patrons of Mary's Place that Nelson Mandela would become President.
2018	Nelson Mandela	
* Attempting the Carolina Reaper Challenge (Insane)	
* Character JSIZZLE6969 (Jacob Sherwood) dedicates a breaded jalapeno pepper that he was about to dip into Carolina reaper sauce and eat to "[his] homeboy Nelson Mandela".Attempting the Carolina Reaper Challenge (Insane) - MichaelLeroi
2015	Madiba 	
*Skewe Reënboog	
*A hermit (Gavin van den Berg) living in a miniature museum dedicated to the glory days of South Africa receives a rude awakening as to the current state of the country. He attempts to ask Mandela for help to save his museum, but is informed that Mandela has died. After weeping in front of his statue, a passing ice cream man suggests that the hermit try to speak with current president Jacob Zuma.Skewe Reënboog - IMDB - Retrieved 14 March 2021Skewe Reënboog (Crooked Rainbow) - Wim Steytler - 30 July 2018 - Vimeo - Retrieved 14 March 2021
==Links==
*Nelson Mandela on Wikipedia
==References==
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