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Sounds,11 Sep 2026,61 mins
South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
The Rest Is HistoryAvailable for over a year
How DID the rugby World Cup final of 1995 inspire South Africa's totemic national anthem? Why does the story shed a light on the history of Apartheid in South Africa? And, after becoming president, following years of imprisonment, how did Mandela use rugby and the national anthem to forge a new South Africa? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the inspiring story behind South Africa's national anthem, the collapse of Apartheid, and Nelson Mandela's presidency.
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