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This anti-apartheid leader's release after twenty-seven years in prison marked a turning point in South African history. Name the event.

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Your new ahaNelson Mandela's Release

Nelson Mandela's 1990 release, after twenty-seven years in prison, marked the beginning of the end of apartheid. Source: Nelson Mandela ↗

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