000			nam a22 7a 4500
999			_c31991 _d31991
008			181022b2017 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781509809615
082			_a968.0710 MAN-N
100			_aMandela, Nelson
245			_aDare not linger : _bthe Presidential years / _cNelson Mandela and Mandla Langa
260			_aIndia _bPan Books _c2017
300			_a359 p.
365			_aINR _b499.00.
500			_a‘I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.’ Long Walk to Freedom In 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first president of democratic South Africa. Five years later, he stood down. In that time, he and his government wrought the most extraordinary transformation, turning a nation riven by centuries of colonialism and apartheid into a fully functioning democracy in which all South Africa’s citizens, black and white, were equal before the law. Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandela’s presidential years, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to finish his term of office, but was unable to finish. Now, the acclaimed South African writer Mandla Langa has completed the task using Mandela’s unfinished draft, detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding and a wealth of previously unseen archival material. With a prologue by Mandela's widow, Graça Machel, the result is a vivid and inspirational account of Mandela’s presidency, a country in flux and the creation of a new democracy. It tells the extraordinary story of the transition from decades of apartheid rule and the challenges Mandela overcame to make a reality of his cherished vision for a liberated South Africa.
650			_aSouth Africa
650			_aMandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
650			_aPolitics and government
650			_aPresidents
700			_aLanga, Mandla