Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Mr. Nelson Mandela was released from jail after 27 years on:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: February 11, 1990

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “February 11, 1990”.
Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid revolutionary, was released from prison after 27 years of incarceration on February 11, 1990.

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