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Mandela's talent for leadership traces back to his tribal heritage as the son of a royal family of the Thembu tribe of the Xhosa people. After earning a law degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, he joined the A.N.C. With classmate Oliver Tambo, he set up the first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: At the Crossroads | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

Soon Beck's celebrity spread beyond the financial community. He made a cameo appearance in Oliver Stone's film Wall Street and became chums with megastar Michael Douglas.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Dog's Tales | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

Some cable executives were skeptical that the new network would find a niche on an already crowded cable dial, especially since it would be filled largely with old movies. But TNT, seen today in 37.5 million cable homes, has drawn an enthusiastic cult audience for its treasure trove of MGM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Greening of Ted Turner | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

She gained her place as a major historian and writer in 1969 with her definitive biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, a best seller in eight languages. Then came Puritan ruler Oliver Cromwell and Charles II, the Restoration King.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LADY ANTONIA FRASER: Not Quite Your Usual Historian | 1/15/1990 | See Source »

Noriega won Washington's gratitude by allowing the U.S.-supported Nicaraguan contra rebels to train on Coiba Island, off Panama. In 1985 he made an offer to Marine Lieut. Colonel Oliver North, then on the National Security Council staff, to assassinate Nicaraguan Sandinista leaders and carry out sabotage inside the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Devil They Knew | 1/15/1990 | See Source »

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