释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Man•de•la (man del′ə),USA pronunciation n. Nelson (Ro•lih•lah•la) (rô′lē lä′lə),USA pronunciation born 1918, South African black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa since 1994.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mandela /mænˈdɛlə/ n - Nelson (Rolihlahla). born 1918, Black South African statesman: president of South Africa (1994–99). Jailed in 1962 for 5 years and, in 1964, for life, he was released in 1990 after a long international campaign; deputy president of the African National Congress (1990–91) and president (1991–97); elected president of South Africa in 1994; Nobel peace prize jointly with F. W. de Klerk in 1993
- (Numzano) Winnie. born 1934, Black South African political activist: campaigned for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela; they divorced in 1996
|