Stefan Simanowitz: There will only ever be one Mandela but there are many others around the world following in his footsteps

By Amnesty International

Exactly thirty years ago, just after Nelson Mandela had taken the oath of office as South Africa’s first fully representative democratically elected President, came a moment that still gives me goosebumps. There was a deafening roar as squadron of fighter jets flew low over the assembled crowd of which I was part. Instinctively, we flinched. […] The post Stefan Simanowitz: There will only ever be one Mandela but there are many others around the world following in his footsteps appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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