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 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Former President Nelson Mandela launched the first edition Friday of a series of comic books about his life aimed at encouraging young South Africans to read.
"You know you are really famous when becoming a comic character," the 87-year-old anti-apartheid icon joked at his Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
The nine books are among initiatives — including exhibitions and lectures — aimed at preserving Mandela's legacy.
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