Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Blessed to have met him twice: Shabana Azmi on Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary
Mumbai - 19 Jul 2018 11:05 IST
IANS
Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi remembered former South African president Nelson Mandela on his 100th birth anniversary.
"I am blessed to have met Nelson Mandela twice. What a giant of a man. His ideology of non violence ,truth and reconciliation is needed today more than ever. On his 100th birth centenary my deepest respect," Azmi tweeted on Wednesday (18 July).
Am blessed to have met #Nelson Mandela twice.What a giant of a man. His ideology of non violence ,truth and reconciliation is needed today more than ever.On his 100th birth centenary my deepest respect ðð
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) July 18, 2018
Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as 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.
He became an elder statesman and focused on combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the charitable Nelson Mandela Foundation
