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Why do we not mention his terrorism in the opening paragraph?
We need to be a balanced source, the rough with the smooth, the chalk with the cheese. It appears we are trying to airbrush history and remove information which would be of benefit to the reader. I wish to rewrite the opening sentence to say :
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/;[1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African former convicted terrorist turned anti-apartheid militant, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
Further more the sentence 'Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist' sounds like it's been written to influence the reader. It needs to be neutral. I wish to reword this :
"Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the far-left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid's supporters, he gained international acclaim for his activism. "
To
"Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. His militant activities placed in on a terrorist watch list on some countries while others in his own movement deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid's supporters. Later in his life, he gained international acclaim for his activism and attempt to reconcile the nation after the end of apartheid."
I also wish to add a section to give correct weight to the bombings he is said to have been involved in.
The lead summarises the article. There is no mention of him being a "convicted terrorist" in the article, and equally there is no mention of him being on a "terrorist watch list on some countries" (my emphasis). FDW777 (talk) 07:20, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Where referencing Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, refer to her full name and title as with other world leaders instead of referencing her as "Thatcher"
Our normal practise is to mention do this first time someone is mentioned, and then just refer to people by surname afterwards unless there are people who have the same surname. This already appears to be the case here. GirthSummit (blether)06:35, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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A minor correction is needed. It's regarding the last sentence of the Clarkebury, Healdtown, and Fort Hare: 1934–1940 subsection (1.2):
“He helped to found a first-year students' house committee…” – “found” should be changed to “find” or maybe it would be even better to use the verb "establish" (and I think that “to” has to be omitted).
Done by changing the wording to "He helped establish a first-year students' house committee…". Thanks for the improvement. Zaian (talk) 11:09, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
