Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years

Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on July 18, 1918. He died on December 5, 2013, at age ninety-five.Mandla Langa was born in 1950 in Durban, South Africa. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison and then later moved to Pollsmoor Prison, during which time his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to the anti-apartheid

“A rare human being who, in freeing himself of his demons, also became free to give his extraordinarily leadership to his country and the world.” Bill Clinton“Underneath the history that has been made, there is a human being who chose hope over fearprogress over the prisons of the past Even as he became a legend, to know the manNelson Mandelais to respect him even more.” Barack Obama

The result is a vivid and inspirational account of Mandela’s presidency: years during which he overcame the challenges of transition and made a reality of his cherished vision for a liberated South Africa.. The long-awaited second volume of Nelson Mandela’s memoirs, left unfinished at his death and never before available, are here completed and expanded with notes and speeches written by Mandela during his historic presidency, making for a moving sequel to his worldwide bestseller Long Walk to Freedom.“I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. 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