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Nelson Mandela International Day 2026 - July 18
📅 Published 19 Jul 2026 · July 2026
Nelson Mandela International Day 2026 - July 18
- Observed: 18 July annually commemorates birth anniversary of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, first democratically elected Black President of South Africa.
- Theme 2026: "It's in our hands"
- Proclamation: UNGA Resolution A/RES/64/13 on 10 Nov 2009 proclaiming 18 July as Nelson Mandela International Day.
- Purpose: Recognizes Mandela's contribution to global struggle for democracy, social justice, poverty eradication, culture of peace.
- First Observance: 18 July 2010.
- UPSC Relevance: GS1 - Personalities, GS2 - IR, UN Observances.
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