—Wolverine to Armor[source]He ran a guerilla war-- Which means he ran kill teams. Civilians died. What do they call that kind o'person in the United States, kid ?
History
Militant[]
Nelson Mandela was a leader of the up-rising against the Apartheid, racial laws against coloured people in South Africa.[1]
He was eventually captured by the South African Security Forces, after they had been tipped by the C.I.A..[1]
During this period, the African National Congress, Mandela's party, was strongly supported by T'Chaka, monarch of Wakanda.[2]

Congratulating T'Challa
President and retirement[]
The apartheid was eventually abolished and full voting rights were established in 1994.[3]
Mandela became the first President of South Africa after the abolishment of Apartheid.[3]
On T'Challa's coronation, Nelson Mandela was among the nations' leaders to congratulate him, along President George H. W. Bush, Fidel Castro and Prince Namor.[2]
At some time, he visited The Black Captain America, Isaiah Bradley, even if his role was unknown to most people and was kept secret by the U.S. government.[4]
Nelson Mandela attended to the wedding of Storm and Black Panther, again along Castro, and Bush's son, President George W. Bush.[5]Notes
- While our reality's Nelson Mandela passed away in December 2013, the status of his Earth-616 counterpart remains to be seen.
See Also
- 2 appearance(s) of Nelson Mandela (Earth-616)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Nelson Mandela (Earth-616)
- 8 mention(s) of Nelson Mandela (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Nelson Mandela (Earth-616)
- 2 image(s) of Nelson Mandela (Earth-616)