America's first black president secured more than the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win.
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Mandela endured 27 years in prison before becoming the country's first black president in 1994.
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Mr Mandela became South Africa's first black president in the 1990s and is seen by many as father of the nation.
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He served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999.
He served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999 and is regarded by many as the father of the nation.
Mr Mandela served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999 and is regarded by many as the father of the nation.
"African-Americans are still big fans of the first black president in U.S. history, but the thrill is gone, " said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
It's quite a remarkable thing that we've elected a black president.
We now have a black president and our state legislatures and local governments are comprised of people who are black, Asian, Hispanic, white, female and male.
And it will be interesting to see how European societies now deal with their own minorities now that we have a black president in the United States.
Mr Mandela served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999 and is regarded by many as the father of the nation for leading the struggle against apartheid.
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Attitudes toward gay marriage are shifting, a black president was re-elected to a second term, and the U.S. Census Bureau predicts that the country will have a majority-minority population by 2043.
His fight for democracy here in South Africa won him millions of admirers and after spending more than 26 years in prison he emerged to become the country's first black president.
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