Answer: I can't see the question well. However
I believe it is eaither B or C, and I am leaning towards C, Mandela gained popularity, he was gaining popularit and eventually would become president.
Explanation:
The New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD) is a substantial revision of the Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE, which is a British English dictionary). ... ODE was revised for NOAD, with some spelling changes, new words found only in the US, and (rarely) some changes in the order of entries for the American market.
