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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African revolutionary, political leader and anti-racist 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 to be elected in fully represented democratic elections. His government has focused on erasing the legacy of the racist regime by addressing institutionalized racism and promoting racial reconciliation. Ideologically nationalist and African socialist, he was party chairman of the African National Congress from 1991 to 1997. As a Xhosa speaker, Mandela was born into a family, the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, Union of South Africa. He studied law at Fort Hare University and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. There he participated in anti-colonial and African nationalist political activities, joined the ANC in 1943 and co-founded its Youth League in 1944
BornRolihlahla Mandela, July 18, 1918, Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (now Eastern Cape)
DiedDecember 05, 2013, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
Resting placeMandela Graveyard, Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Other political affiliationsSouth African Communist
Children6, including Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani, Zindziswa and Josina (step-daughter)
ParentsGadla Henry Mphakanyiswa (father)
Alma materUniversity of Fort Hare, University of London, University of South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationActivist
Known forInternal resistance to apartheid
Civilian awardsSakharov Prize (1988), Bharat Ratna (1990), Nishan-e-Pakistan (1992), Nobel Peace Prize (1993), Lenin Peace Prize (1990), Presidential Medal of Freedom, (more...)
DeputyThabo Mbeki, F. W. de Klerk
Preceded byF. W. de Klerk (State Pres.)
Succeeded byThabo Mbeki

About Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

World Leader Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa (He dies at the age of 95, on December 5, 2013).

South African revolutionary and politician who addressed entrenched racism and inequality and significantly changed the conditions of the Apartheid state of South Africa. He endured 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first black chief executive, a position he held for five years after his release in 1994.

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Nelson Mandela before becoming famous

Nelson Mandela was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1918 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Horse (馬).

Instead of the usual three years, he completed his junior certificate at Clarkebury Boarding School in two.

Achievement of Nelson Mandela

While still in prison, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Movie Actor Sidney Poitier, Movie Actor Danny Glover, TV Actor Idris Elba, Movie Actor Terrence Howard, and Movie Actor Morgan Freeman have all played him in films on his life.

Nelson Mandela's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ngubengcuka, the ruler of the Thembu people, was his great-grandfather. From 1944 until 1957, he was married to Evelyn Ntoko Mase, then to Winnie Madikizela from 1958 to 1996, and finally to Political Wife Graca Machel in 1998.

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He got the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2000 after citing Civil Rights Leader Mahatma Gandhi as an influence on his nonviolent resistance tactics.

Nelson Mandela Income & Net worth

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Nelson Mandela Height and Weight

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Latest information about Nelson Mandela updated on March 12 2023.