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JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

Posts: 6,868

Re: Q20

#1. Man, alive.
#2. Yes, born before 1968.
#3. No, he was not born in Europe.
#4. Yes, he is/was involved in politics.
#5. No, not American.
#6. No, he was not born in Asia (from Middle East to Japan).
#7. Yes, he hails from Africa.
#8. Yes, he is/was the head of state or the monarch.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

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Re: Q20

#9. Does the hail from the Northern part of the African Continent?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

Posts: 6,868

Re: Q20

#1. Man, alive.
#2. Yes, born before 1968.
#3. No, he was not born in Europe.
#4. Yes, he is/was involved in politics.
#5. No, not American.
#6. No, he was not born in Asia (from Middle East to Japan).
#7. Yes, he hails from Africa.
#8. Yes, he is/was the head of state or the monarch.
#9. No, he does not hail from the northern part of the continent.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,384

Re: Q20

#10. Does he hail from Republic of South Africa?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

Posts: 6,868

Re: Q20

#1. Man, alive.
#2. Yes, born before 1968.
#3. No, he was not born in Europe.
#4. Yes, he is/was involved in politics.
#5. No, not American.
#6. No, he was not born in Asia (from Middle East to Japan).
#7. Yes, he hails from Africa.
#8. Yes, he is/was the head of state or the monarch.
#9. No, he does not hail from the northern part of the continent.
#10. Yes! He hails from the Republic of South Africa.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,384

Re: Q20

#11. Nelson Mandela?????????

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

Posts: 6,868

Re: Q20

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo, Cape Province. He became President in 1994 following South Africa’s first post-apartheid general election. He stepped down in 1999 and was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki.