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...MANDELA AT THE HELM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 29, 1995 | 5/29/1995 | See Source »

...week before the April 1994 elections that plucked South Africa from the brink of civil war and invested Nelson Mandela as its first democratic leader, government troops opened fire on a group of journalists near Johannesburg. As South African photographer Greg Marinovich fell to the ground, wounded, American photographer James Nachtwey began pulling him to safety. Then Nachtwey noticed that another colleague, Ken Oosterbroek, had also been hit. "I laid Greg down, told him I'd be back, and as I was crawling to Ken, one of the soldiers fired," recalls Nachtwey. cnn caught what came next. As he scrambled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LENS | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

Then Sibiya asks the President about a recent incident in the Transkei in which local police blockaded a town. Saying he will tolerate protest but not lawlessness, Mandela reveals that he directed the security chiefs to crush the rebellion by force. His orders: "If you have to use live bullets, use them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXCLUSIVE: SPENDING A DAY WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

...continues with meetings until a BMW takes him to the President's official residence for a luncheon with Sydney Mufamadi, the Safety and Security Minister. After discussing security issues over spiced chicken livers, Mandela changes into a charcoal suit and is back at the office in the Union Buildings by 3 p.m. There he attends the swearing in of the new Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Brigitte Mabandla. For the second time in a matter of weeks, she will be replacing Mandela's estranged wife Winnie, who was fired from the job, won it back and then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXCLUSIVE: SPENDING A DAY WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

Within the hour, Mandela and aides leave for the airport to fly to his dinner at the wine estate. By the time he arrives back at his private home in Johannesburg, it is just after 11 at night. During his 18-hour day, the 76-year-old man has traveled more than 2,000 miles. He has come far from Qunu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXCLUSIVE: SPENDING A DAY WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

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