Nelson Mandela International Day 2025: The power to end poverty is in our hands

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Nelson Mandela International Day 2025: The power to end poverty is in our hands  In 2006, the United Nations declared July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of his contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/18/nelson-mandela-international-day-2025-the-power-to-end-poverty-is-in-our-hands  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela walking free on the 11th of February, 1990.

00:09Just four years later, the anti-Apartheid activist was elected president,

00:14South Africa's first black leader and first head of a fully representative democratic state.

00:21Since 2006, his birthday on July 18th has marked Nelson Mandela International Day.

00:30Proclaimed by the United Nations in recognition of his contribution to the culture of peace and conflict resolution.

00:37Its aim is to inspire people across the globe to take action to make their communities a better place.

00:45This year's theme is that the power to end poverty is in our hands.

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