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SOUTH AFRICA: NELSON MANDELA AUCTIONS SOME PERSONAL BELONGINGS

(23 Aug 1997) English/Nat The man with a shirt for every occasion - South African president Nelson Mandela is literally having them taken off his back for the good of his country. The President, who is famous for his jazzy shirts, this week auctioned some of his much sought after clothing together with other valued personal belongings. The money raised from the auction will go the soon to be established Liberation Archive an archive to keep the memories of South Africa's turbulent struggle in the minds of the nations youth. The president of South Africa - never far from the limelight and dressed to boogie. Nelson Mandela has made his mark on the world stage because of his fight against apartheid. But he has also become famous for his stunning variety of patterned silk shirts. Now some of those colourful shirts are up for auction together with other valuables belonging to Mandela. On Thursday night in Durban, Mandela rolled up for the auction in yet another jazzy shirt from his vast collection. His shirts were swept up like hot cakes, going for as much as U-S four thousand dollars. Mandela has also recently become known for donning the outfits of sporting heroes and on offer at the auction was a rugby shirt signed by the President himself. It brought back memories of South Africa's victory in the rugby World Cup in 1995 following the nations return to international sport in the wake of the defeat of apartheid. If prospective buyers could not get their hands on one of Mandela's shirts then some of his portraits were on offer. One picture of the President was auctioned for over U-S six thousand dollars. A signed copy of his autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom" went for close to U-S two and a half thousand dollars. (2,340). The buy of the night was a silver sword which went for a steal: over U-S ten thousand dollars. (10,638) All the money raised at the auction is to be used to found the Liberation Archive which will consist documents charting resistance against apartheid over the decades. It will be housed at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape Province which once had Mandela as a student. The young hotheaded student did not graduate from that institution. After a run-in with the University authorities, he was given a choice to fall in line or leave he did not return. The aim of the archive is to keep South Africa's turbulent history alive in the minds of nation's younger generation. As Mandela points out, they should never forget the price paid for South Africa's democracy. SOUNDBITE: (English) "What we do to restore our true history makes a contribution to the rebuilding of our nation and therefore to the rebirth of our continent. Central to this revival is the reclamation of the vast resources of the people of Africa." SUPER CAPTION: Nelson Mandela, South African President Organisers tried to give Mandela a mobile phone as a gift, but had to smile when he returned it for auctioning, claiming he was not in tune with modern technology. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I would like to avoid the embarrassment of receiving a gift which I'll not be able to use. Therefore it is my pleasure to donate it to the Archive." SUPER CAPTION: Nelson Mandela, South African President Having been touched by Mandela, the phone raised over U-S six thousand dollars (6,382). Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...