Nelson Mandela was the head of a terrorist organisation that targeted civilians in its efforts to gain power by violent revolution. See Nkonto N Sizwe, the Chu

Nelson Mandela was the head of a terrorist organisation that targeted civilians in its efforts to gain power by violent revolution. See Nkonto N Sizwe, the Church Street bombing, Winnie Mandela's spree of "necklacing" (burning people alive with tires around their necks), etc. Mandela is not a saint nor a great leader.