Mandela's international fame emerged during his incarceration in the 1980s, when he became the world's most famous political prisoner, a symbol of the anti-apartheid cause, and an icon for millions who embraced the ideal of human equality
Kutchuka kwa Mandela padziko lonse kunaonekera pamene anali m'ndende m'zaka za m'ma 1980, pamene adakhala mkaidi wotchuka kwambiri wa ndale padziko lonse lapansi, chizindikiro cha zotsutsana ndi tsankho, komanso chithunzi cha anthu mamiliyoni ambiri omwe adalandira lingaliro la kufanana kwa anthu 