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Nelson Mandela was born in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
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A man comes and takes nelsons fathers land from him.
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Attends primary school near Qunu. A teacher gives him the name Nelson.
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Nelson begins to attend African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally.
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Nelson Mandela joins the African National Congress as an activist.
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Nelson is elected President of the ANCYL.
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Nelson Mandela was accused of cospiring to overthrow the South African government he was charged with treason but it was never proved.
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Nelson gets married to Nomzamo "Winnie" Madikizela, a social worker, and the couple have two children. Their marriage ended in separation in April 1992 and divorce in March 1996.
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Nelson issues a call to arms and becomes the ANC leader of the newly formed Umkhontoat guerrilla movement at the All-In African Conference.
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Nelson leaves the country for military training and to garner support for the ANC.
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Nelson was arrested after living on the run for seventeen months and was imprisoned in the Johannesburg Fort.
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Nelson Mandela and eight other accused members were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Nelson is admitted to Tygerberg Hospital and is diagnosed with Tuberculosis.
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In 1991 Nelson Mandela was released from prison after spending 27 years in a smalll confined cell.
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In December 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the nobel PIece Prize.
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Nelson Mandela decides to sighn the new constitution of South Africa.
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Free Elections where black South Africans are allowed to vote for the first time. Nelson Mandela runs for President
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Nelson Mandela participated in the sighning of the Geneva Accords for Peace in the Middle East.
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Nelson declares that he is retiring at the age of 85.
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Nelson Mandela spent three weeks in the hospital to recover from a lung infection. His longest stay in an area since he was released from prison.
