South AfricaNelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist who spent 27 years in prison and became South Africa's first democratically elected president, serving from 1994 to 1999. He championed non-racial democracy and reconciliation between former adversaries.
In the 12 Axes register, Nelson Mandela leans hardest on Assimilationist – Multiculturalist: Multiculturalist 95%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Nelson Mandela sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with provincial governments
Representative Democracy
First president elected by universal suffrage
Liberal
Constitution with a strong bill of rights
Cooperation
Rejoined international community, mediated conflicts
Non-Aggressive
Led armed struggle, then chose reconciliation
Racially Colorblind
Non-racialism and the "rainbow nation"
Mixed Economic
Shifted from nationalization to mixed economy
Balanced
Redistribution alongside market policy
Free Trade
Lowered tariffs after joining the WTO
Moderate
Methodist-educated, privately observant
Progressive
Progressive constitution on equality
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Assimilationist – Multiculturalist
On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Nelson Mandela is at Multiculturalist 95%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Nelson Mandela is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.nobelprize.org
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
