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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.

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Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · politician · postmaster

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Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 · politician · autobiographer

Public office comparison

Abraham Lincoln leads 2–0 on 2 scored measures.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 15 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once5 yrs
  • 4Offices held3
  • 8 yrsLongest single term5 yrs
  • 1834In office since1994
  • Republican Party, Whig Party, National Union PartyPartyAfrican National Congress, South African Communist Party

Recognition

  • —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees24
  • —State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored12
  • —Honorary doctorates4

Profile

  • 56Age95
  • 12 February 1809Born18 July 1918
  • HodgenvilleBirthplaceMvezo
  • United StatesNationalitySouth Africa
  • politician, postmaster, lawyerKnown aspolitician, autobiographer, lawyer
  • —Career span27 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 137Entries180
  • 29Quotes19
  • 96Records149
  • 12Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.