The Rest Is History
682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
June 24, 20261h 10m
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How did the rugby World Cup final of 1995 inspire South Africa’s totemic national anthem? Why does the story shed a light on the history of Apartheid in South Africa? And, after becoming president, following years of imprisonment, how did Mandela use rugby and the national anthem to forge a new South Africa?
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