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What did Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela become a symbol of in his long term in prison?

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After being acquitted (1962) on charges of treason, he was arrested (1964) and convicted of sabotage and sentenced to life in prison, where he became the leading symbol of South Africa's oppressed black majority.

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