Biography
Makhanda Gibson Makanda is believed by some South Africans to be a fake Nelson Mandela, who replaced him after his death during a protest against Apartheid in South Africa.
Some others believe that Nelson Mandela actually died while under house arrest on Robben Island in the 1980s.
South Africans believe that Gibson Makanda is the Nelson Mandela doppelganger and that ‘Gibson Makanda’ is the man who negotiated the opening of a new era for South Africa from apartheid to full democracy where everyone, regardless of skin colour, can contest general elections.
South African conspiracy theory
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 Gibson Makanda: History, Biography, Photos |
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| Full name: | Makhanda Gibson Makanda |
| Stage name: | Gibson Makanda |
| Born: | 1900s |
| Year old: | 90 years old |
| Place of birth: | South Africa |
| Nationality: | South Africa |
| Job: | Businessmen |
| Net worth: | According to estimates |
Reason for this conspiracy theory
People say the military and paramilitary responded with a lack of respect for human life to anti-apartheid protesters in South Africa, using stray dogs, guns, tear gas and other dangerous methods to subdue the protesters.
As a result, this group of conspiracy theorists found it highly likely that Nelson Mandela was killed during a protest and the South African government responded by cloning them to prevent another protest and march after killing their beloved leader.
Another group of South Africans believe that Makhanda Gibson Makanda replaced Nelson Mandela as the cause of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela’s divorce shortly after his release from Robben Island. They claim that Winnie would have found out immediately and to prevent that, he divorced her as soon as he was released from prison.
The next reason is the sixty-seven minute celebration by South Africans on June 18 every year. Some South Africans believe that the reason for this celebration is to honor and respect the real Nelson Mandela, who died on Robben Island at the age of 67.
The most recent reason came around 2018 when a popular Android app called Face App was released. The app could distort the user’s face, showing them what they would look like in the near future (the aging effect). A Twitter user @Jether_Calypso used a young photo of Nelson Mandela and edited it, using the aging effect, and the result looked different from the image of Nelson Mandela in recent years before his death.
His post was captioned ‘Not him’ and received mixed reactions from the public and South African Twitter users.
Response to conspiracy theories
Nelson Mandela’s family has issued a statement calling the conspiracy theory involving Makhanda Gibson Makanda a farce. Zindzi Mandela has been involved in a series of online debates in which she has debunked the lie.
