Nelson Mandela Freed From Prison On This Day In 1990
UPDATED: 8:10 a.m. ET, Feb. 11, 2021: South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is perhaps the only politician to serve several decades in prison and come out stronger than before. In an attempt to silence the popular lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) activist, Mandela was arrested and acquitted of treason in 1961. The following…