Previously , South African tourism statistyc extremely unreliable . To bring tourists from neighboring countries was difficult due to hit the race , not to mention the international relations between countries that have not been good enough .
However , in the early 1990s , there were outstanding shock occurs in the country 's black majority . Between 1993 and 1999, the last year for which Mandela led , the number of European tourists who vacation in South Africa increased by two -fold . From initially just 400,000 to one million tourists per year.
" South Africa used to be the country with the worst tourism . However , when President Mandela took office, it had changed dramatically . Instantly change the country's image , even after hosting the World Cup , tourism is growing , " said Colin Bell , one of the pioneers of luxury safari holidays in South Africa , as reported by Conde Nast Traveller , Friday ( 12/06/2013 ) .
No doubt that Nelson Mandela highly skilled steer South Africa from an apartheid state to a democratic and peaceful multiracial growing . To that end , he bring Nobel Peace Prize and hailed as one of the most important political figures in the 20th century .
Now , the former president died at the age of 95 years . He died of a lung infection and had to undergo intensive care over the past few months before finally exhaling on Thursday, December 5, 2013 , at midnight local time .
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