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Nelson Mandela universally revered, despite bitter political fights

There aren't many politicians, especially ones who engaged in battles as tough as the ones Nelson Mandela fought, who left such a clean battlefield. His special talent was offering the hope of democracy to the oppressed black majority, while managing the fear of change in the white minority. Mark Phillips reports.
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