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Nelson is a city on the South Island of New Zealand, facing Tasman Bay. It's known for local arts and crafts stores, and art galleries. It's also a popular base for nearby caving sites, vineyards and Abel Tasman National Park. Established by English settlers in 1841, the city's history is showcased at Founders Heritage Park, a living museum with a vintage railway.

Joe Biden drops claim that he was arrested to see Mandela

Feb 16,2020 5:52 am

Joe Biden said, Three Times he was arrested during The Trip was not arrested Biden to South Africa

Joe in South Africa , while you try to see Nelson Mandela , his campaign has stood for.

The U.S. presidential contenders, had repeatedly said he was arrested during a trip was there in the 1970s, as South Africa under apartheid.

But a Deputy campaign Manager, told reporters Mr Biden had refers to an episode where he was "separated" from black colleagues at an airport.

Mr Biden is Counting On black to win the support of South Carolina on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Mr Biden's endorsement of Democratic Congressman James Clyburn, a black legislator gives as a key to the victory of The State 's black vote, which makes up More Than 50% of the Democratic voters won.

Vermont-Senator Bernie Sanders currently holds The Most delegates for the Democrats, " presidential nomination, followed by Indiana, former mayor Pete Buttigieg and Mr Biden.

The former Vice President for the first time, the arrest statement Made at an event in South Carolina earlier this month, memoirs about his personal history with Mandela, South Africa 's first Black President died in the year 2013.

Biden: 'Mandela thanked me,'

Mr Biden - a senator for Delaware , said he was visiting the country with a delegation of American officials, and had actually planned to Mandela in prison

But said during The Trip , Mr Biden that he had "had the great honor to be arrested with our Ambassador to the UN to achieve on The Streets of Soweto", while you try to be civil rights activists on Robben Island . The city of Soweto has More Than 760 miles (1,223 km) of seal Island.

a black history awards brunch in Las Vegas last week, he also Mandela said, had thanked him for his efforts.

"He threw his arms around me and said, 'I would like to say Thank You ,'" Mr. Biden told viewers. "I said, 'What are you me to thank for that, Mr President?' He said: 'have you tried to See Me . She was arrested trying to See Me . '"

Nelson Mandela was in prison on Robben Island for 27 years long before Biden of South Africa , President

Mr ' s account of what happened was dismissed by Andrew Young , the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations at the time, says he, Biden traveled with the Lord to South Africa .

" Local media have also not been Made to find no evidence for an arrest.

on Tuesday, as they awarded it four Pinocchios.

On Tuesday, Mr Biden, Deputy campaign manager, Kate Bedingfield, told reporters Mr Biden was referring to an incident in which "he was separated from his party in Johannesburg airport".

When a journalist pointed out that the separation be equated with an arrest, Ms Bedingfield repeatedly, that there is a "separation".

"you, he was not going to be allowed through the same door that the rest of The Party , he was," said Ms. Bedingfield. "Of course, the apartheid was in South Africa . It was a white door, it was a black door. He didn't want to go through the white door and the rest of the group through The Black door. He was separated. "

The account echoes earlier comments Made by Mr Biden, but his trip.

"When I get off the plane, I was directed to a side of the tarmac, while the African-American members of Congress were sent to travel with me, on The Other side," said Mr. Biden. "I refused to break me, and the officials relented in the end. "

He stood in front of the examination for his verbal gaffes and his long and sometimes controversial political career, including his vote for the Iraq War .

the Republicans have been hammering on him for his son of lucrative directorship with a Ukrainian natural gas company, when he was Vice-President and head of the American-Ukrainian relations. The question was of Central importance for the trump charges to the case.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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