682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
6/24/20261 hr 11 min
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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First 90 secondsDominic Sandbrook· Host0:01
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Tom Holland· Host0:06
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:33
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Tom Holland· Host0:59
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Speaker 31:16
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