Nelson Mandela called ‘mythical’ and a ‘socialist’ by CIA: The CIA described Nelson Mandela as a 'socialist' with 'mythical' status for South Africans in the mid-1980s and accurately predicted his release would signal the destruction of apartheid The report on Nelson Mandela was written on September 26, 1986, and questions what would happen if the political … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela called ‘mythical’ and a ‘socialist’ by CIA