No. And my real answer is we don't know yet if it is Yes or No. History is very long and moves terribly slow. It's frustrating. Mandela's importance to Black South Africans is yet to be known. History also has to be constantly recorded correctly and accurately because it also evolves in its importance or relevance.

As with Mao, Mandela's life and work depends heavily upon what happens next. Will South Africa eventually regain control over its territory in proportion to, at least, the number of native Black South Africans who live there. Then, it must also somehow consolidate its identity as one and not a scattered group of ethnic groups. They did (it was painful) and now China, as the world can see, is back on track after an extended period of wandering in the wilderness. China faced this problem which is why China had to work for decades just to resolve these questions. Mao was a great revolutionary but a horrible leader and statesmen.

Mandela might be similar but it depends upon what happens next. It has to be said though that much of the world is watching South Africa. The West, for sure. It is rich in natural and materials resources and Africans control it. The nation also had the audacity to bring Israel, a nation that could emerge as the West's latest beach head for its imperial legacy, before the Hague. Many other African nations are watching South Africa as well. Its success or failure is major question as the Global South little by little is waking up from the nightmare of the arrival of Westerners as colonizers and imperialists.