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Born in Mvezo - South Africa on July 18, 1918
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Enter the university Fort Hare
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Expelled for militanism
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Start military in the ANC
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He goes underground and creates, together with other colleagues (the nation's lance), an armed arm of the CNA with which several encouraged commit.
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He is sentenced to life in prison on charges of sabotage against the state.
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International campaigns to free him begin
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Rejects President Peter Botha's offer to be released in exchange for renouncing violence
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Mandela holding his wife's hand Winnie is released from jail and to cheers for his first walk in freedom in almost three decades, dragging the whole country towards a democratic regime.
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He is named president of the CNA by acclamation
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Receive the Nobel Peace Prize
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Elected as South Africa first black president
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Announces his withdrawal from CNA leadership and politics
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The ONU declares July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day
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Dies in the city of Houghton, Johannesburg from a respiratory infection.
