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Nelson Mandela was born
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His father died
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He ran away to Johannesburg
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Mandela, while increasingly politically involved
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He completed his BA through the University of South Africa
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He joined the African National Congress
where he helped to form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). -
He married Walter Sisulu’s cousin
She was a nurse -
Mandela rose through the ranks of the ANCYL
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He left the the University of the Witwatersrand
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He and Oliver Tambo established South Africa’s first black law firm, Mandela & Tambo.
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Mandela was arrested in a countrywide police swoop
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It led to the Treason Trial
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Mandela married a social worker, Winnie Madikizela
During the trial. They had two daughters, Zenani and Zindziswa -
Police killed 69 unarmed people in a protest in Sharpeville against the pass laws.
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The case ended
When the last 28 accused, including Mandela, were acquitted -
Mandela secretly left South Africa.
Using the adopted name David Motsamayi -
"Speech from the Dock"
While facing the death penalty his words to the court at the end of his famous "Speech from the Dock" -
Mandela’s mother died
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His eldest son Thembi died
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Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town
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He was taken to hospital
Where he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. -
Winnie Madikizela and Mandela divorced
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He died at his home in Johannesburg