His Excellency Nelson Mandela OMP RE OM AC CC OJ GCStJ QC GCIH | |
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Mandela in Johannesburg, on 13 May 2008
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1st President of South Africa | |
In office 10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999 | |
Deputy | Thabo Mbeki F. W. de Klerk |
Preceded by | F. W. de Klerk as State President |
Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
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Born | Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
Died | 5 December 2013 (aged 95) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
Resting place | Mandela Graveyard Qunu, Eastern Cape 31°48′21.8″S 28°36′52.7″E |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
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Religion | Methodist |
Known for | Anti-Apartheid Movement |
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Notable work(s) | Long Walk to Freedom |
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Website | www |
Nickname(s) | Madiba Tata Dalibunga |
Derawar Fort:-
Derawar Fort:- To the southeast of Dera Nawab, on the edge of the Cholistan Desert, make an exciting day’s outing from either Ahmadpur East or Bahawalpur. The massive fort towers over the surrounding semi-desert and is visible from miles around. The huge walls, supported by enormous round buttresses, stand 40 meters (130 feet) high and are 1.5 kilometers (a mile) in circumference. The drive, for four-wheel drive vehicles only, take from one to two hours from Ahmadpur East, depending on the state of the road and the route your guide has chosen for you. The last 25 kilometers (15miles) are across desert. There has been a fort at Derawar for at least 5,000 years, part of a long chain that protected the ancient trade rout from central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. The fort was captured by the Abassi family from Raja Rawal Singh of Jaisalmar in 1733, at which time the present fort was built. The whole area around Derawar was once well watered by the Ghaggar River (now called the Hakra in...
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