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A false memory is the psychological phenomenon wherein a person recalls something that did not occur.

False memory is often considered in legal cases regarding childhood sexual abuse.

This phenomenon was initially investigated by psychological pioneers Pierre Janet and Sigmund Freud.

Freud wrote The Aetiology of Hysteria, where he discussed repressed memories of childhood sexual trauma in their relation to hysteria.

Elizabeth Loftus has, since her debuting research project in 1974, been a lead researcher in memory recovery and false memories.

False memory syndrome recognizes false memory as a prevalent part of one's life in which it affects the person's mentality and day-to-day life.

False memory syndrome differs from false memory in that the syndrome is heavily influential in the orientation of a person's life, while false memory can occur without this significant effect.

The syndrome takes effect because the person believes the influential memory to be true.

However, its research is controversial and the syndrome is excluded from identification as a mental disorder and, therefore, is also excluded from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

False memory is an important part of psychological research because of the ties it has to a large number of mental disorders, such as PTSD.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation.

Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.