-
Nelson Mandela born
Nelson Mandela was born in the 18 July 1918 in South Africa. -
Period: to
time line
Human rights -
lawyer
He studied law at the University of Witwatersrand, where he graduated in 1942 as a lawyer. -
mandela
In 1964 he was sentenced to life for trying to overthrow the government and remained in prison until 1990. -
out of prision
on 11 February 1990 -
nobel peace prize
In 1993 he and the President of South Africa, F. W. De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end apartheid and bring justice and reconciliation to South Africa. -
2007
On his 89th birthday in July 2007, Nelson Mandela announced that Peter Gabriel and billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson.
