Nelson Mandela leads South Africa to free elections. Jet | May 16, 1994| | COPYRIGHT 1994 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

He took his time. It was a new day: Wednesday, April 27, 1994. Nelson Mandela was in no particular hurry this sunny morning. Dressed in casual clothes, perhaps a sign of his common touch, he walked slowly through the polling station at Ohlange High School, just north of Durban to mark his "X." It had been no easy walk to freedom. No doubt Mandela's mind was filled with the images of Chris Hani, Oliver Tambo, Steven Biko and the countless others who didn't live to see the rebirth of South Africa.

"This is for all South Africans an unforgettable occasion," he said ...

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