A Madiba shirt is a batik silk shirt usually adorned in a bright and colourful prints.
It has become a very well known nickname for batik shirt in South Africa, being popularized by South African former President Nelson Mandela.
It is named after his clan name Madiba an honorary title adopted by all members of his family.
The Madiba Shirt was designed by Desre Buirski and first worn by the then newly elected president in the dress rehearsals of South Africa's Democratic parliament in May 1994.
Madiba wore this style in many times after.
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