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Who are the outstanding figures in the history of South Africa?
Nelson? Nelson mandela

South Africa's most famous son Nelson? Lori Lala? Nelson rolihlahla mandela is also an iconic figure with outstanding political and national mediation skills in the world. Nelson? Mandela is famous for his long and unremitting opposition to the apartheid government. As one of the co-founders of the Youth League of the South African National Congress, he also founded the resistance movement organization in 1952, based on the principle of non-violent resistance advocated by Gandhi. 1964 was sentenced to life imprisonment by the white government and exiled to Robben Island.

After the release of 1990, Nelson? Mandela devoted his energy to multi-party negotiations and promoted the democratic elections in 1994. In May of the same year, he became the first black president in the history of South Africa. To this day, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is still working for the children and the poor in South Africa.

Charles. Charlize Theron

The most sensational event in South Africa recently is Charlize? Charlize Theron won the Best Actress Oscar in 2004 for her outstanding performance in the movie Devil, and she is also considered as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Theron grew up in South Africa. Although she lives in Los Angeles now, she is still the most popular South African ambassador.

Archbishop Desmond? Tu Tu (desmond tutu)

Desmond. Tu Tu, another South African Nobel Prize winner, is famous for presiding over the shocking Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the late 1990s.

Tabo? President Thabo Mbeki

In the post-Mandela era, tabor? President Thabo Mbeki has become a defender of the concept of African renaissance-although African renaissance seems to have a long way to go. After preliminary mediation, his government will focus on implementing many necessary reforms, such as reducing poverty and building a new South Africa.

Ernie Ernie ·ELS

Because of his calm personality, Ernie? Ernie Els is affectionately called "Da Yi". Winning the 1994 US Open at the age of 24 brought a storm to the international golf community. Since then, he has become one of the top golfers in the world, winning 35 international championships, including 2 US Open and 2002 British Open.

Frederick? William? De Klerk

Frederick, the last white president of South Africa? William? Frederik Willem de Klerk won the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela for his contribution.

Nadine. Gordimer (Nadine gordimer)

Nadine. Gordimer was called "the literary master of South Africa" by her peers. She was the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

John? Maxwell? Jm coetzee

John? Maxwell? Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003, whose works reflect the life of the South African people.