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Nelson Mandela: a man turned into statues in his own lifetime
Jul 14 2009, Riedewaan

The BBC triggered an avalanche with its 100 Greatest Britons poll, won by Winston Churchill, in 2002. Other countries copied the format. The 10 greatest South Africans as voted by the public were, in alphabetical order, Dr Christiaan Barnard, F W De...

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