Nelson Mandela By morgan_clover Jul 18, 1918 Birth Born in Mvezo, South Africa Jun 26, 1955 Watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown adopts the Freedom Charter Mar 5, 1960 A State of Emergency is imposed and he is among thousands detained Jan 11, 1962 Leaves the country for military training and to garner support for the ANC Jan 23, 1962 Returns to South Africa Period: Aug 5, 1962 to Feb 11, 1990 Jailed for 27 years Nov 7, 1962 Sentenced to five years in prison for incitement and leaving the country without a passport Mar 31, 1982 Sent to Pollsmoor Prison Dec 10, 1993 Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with President FW de Klerk May 9, 1994 Elected by Parliament as first president of a democratic South Africa Dec 5, 2013 Died Died in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
