South Africa's first president chosen by universal suffrage (7)

I believe the answer is:

mandela

(Other definitions for mandela that I've seen before include "Former president of South Africa" , "South African president, 1994-99" , "Nelson --, South African statesman" , "South African political hero" , "Nelson lengthily detained" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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