1995 Rugby World Cup final
1995 · Event
Wearing the green Springbok jersey once hated as a symbol of apartheid, President Mandela hands the trophy to François Pienaar — a gesture of reconciliation to white South Africa.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master
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