NELSON MANDELA By facebooker_707422990 Jul 18, 1918 Born Jan 1, 1927 Father dies; taken in by Thembu tribe leader Jan 1, 1937 Expelled from Fort Hare Univ- moves to Johannesburg Jan 1, 1943 Joins ANC Jan 1, 1944 Creates & becomes president of ANC Youth League Jan 1, 1952 Opens first black Law Firm Period: Jan 1, 1956 to Jan 1, 1961 On trial and evenutally acquitted for treason Mar 21, 1960 Sharpville Massacre Period: Jun 12, 1964 to Feb 11, 1990 Political Prisoner Jan 1, 1980 Tambo launches Int'l Campain to free Mandela Jan 1, 1991 Becomes president of ANC Jan 1, 1993 Receives Nobel Peace Prize Period: May 1, 1994 to Apr 30, 1999 President of South Africa Jan 1, 2004 Retires from Public Life
