Free Mandela
South African liberation demand
Free Mandela was a political slogan and international movement demanding the release of Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid leader imprisoned from 1964 to 1990.
The phrase appeared on buttons, banners, and in protest chants worldwide: Free Mandela concerts drew millions of viewers.
After his release, the slogan became shorthand for successful grassroots activism against injustice.
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- Robben IslandSouth African prison colony
- political prisonerJailed for ideology
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- liberationRelease from constraint
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