TODAY IN HISTORY

George H.W. Bush & Nelson Mandela

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|South African Black Nationalist Nelson Mandela arrives in Washington DC| Nelson Mandela arrives in Washington DC as a just-released political prisoner. Mandela, who served 27 years at Robert Island Prison, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison, was released by President F. W. de Klerk in 1990 amid growing domestic and international pressure.