This Day in History: Nelson Mandela Is Inaugurated in South Africa from the dark history of gasoline baths Watch Video

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This Day in History:, Nelson Mandela Is <br/>Inaugurated in South Africa.<br/>May 10, 1994.<br/>Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela had <br/>been a political prisoner in <br/>South Africa for 27 years.<br/>In 1964, under the racist regime <br/>of apartheid instituted by the National Party.<br/>Mandela had been convicted <br/>and sentenced to life in prison <br/>on charges of sabotage, <br/>treason and conspiracy.<br/>While in prison, Mandela's resolve <br/>was steadfast and he continued to <br/>be the symbolic leader of the <br/>anti-apartheid movement.<br/>Released by South African president <br/>F.W. de Klerk on February 11, 1990, <br/>Mandela led negotiations for the end of apartheid.<br/>Four years later, 22 million <br/>South Africans would turn out <br/>to vote for Mandela, electing him <br/>the first black president of South Africa