Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela is a bronze sculpture by Ian Walters in Parliament Square, London, of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Originally proposed to Mandela by Donald Woods in 2001, a fund was set up and led by Woods's wife and Richard Attenborough after the death of Woods. The then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone sought permission from Westminster City Council to locate the statue on the north terrace of Trafalgar Square, but this was rejected and it was located in Parliament Square instead where it was unveiled on 29 August 2007.

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