1. South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918); [syn: Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nelson Mandela
n 1: South African statesman who was released from prison to
become the nation's first democratically elected president
in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: Mandela, Nelson Mandela,
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela]