He belonged to the African National Congress, a political party from the center-left to the ultra-left Leninist, which he presided from 1991 to 1997, after its legalization in 1990. He was a member and was general secretary of the MPNA (Movement of Non-Aligned Countries) between 1998 and 2002. This was a coalition of countries that remained "neutral" in the Cold War. Nelson supported the Marxist Cuban revolution, [[Fidel Castro]], and the values of and actions taken by the regime.<ref>Speech by Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991, in Cuba: http://db.nelsonmandela.org/speeches/pub_view.asp?pg=item&ItemID=NMS1526&txtstr=cuba</ref> He also supported [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]]<ref>https://youtu.be/G-afUmpGBmw</ref> and Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]].<ref>https://youtu.be/wCPlz9-SyPM</ref> | He belonged to the African National Congress, a political party from the center-left to the ultra-left Leninist, which he presided from 1991 to 1997, after its legalization in 1990. He was a member and was general secretary of the MPNA (Movement of Non-Aligned Countries) between 1998 and 2002. This was a coalition of countries that remained "neutral" in the Cold War. Nelson supported the Marxist Cuban revolution, [[Fidel Castro]], and the values of and actions taken by the regime.<ref>Speech by Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991, in Cuba: http://db.nelsonmandela.org/speeches/pub_view.asp?pg=item&ItemID=NMS1526&txtstr=cuba</ref> He also supported [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]]<ref>https://youtu.be/G-afUmpGBmw</ref> and Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]].<ref>https://youtu.be/wCPlz9-SyPM</ref> |