Mandela takes office
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An excited crowd yesterday thronging the gardens of the Union Buildings in Pretoria, seat of the South African government, to celebrate the swearing-in of Nelson Mandela as the country's first black president. He promised to build 'a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world'
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