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Nelson Mandela was born in Myezo, Transkei.
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Mandela was expelled during his college years, but completed his BA and graduated in 1943.
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He joined the African National Congress and helped formed the ANC Youth League.
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He married Evelyn Mase and has two sons and two daughters, but died in infancy.
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He and 19 people were conflicted in a civil disobedience campaign. They had to do nine months hard labour and suspended for two years.
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He started his first black law firm with Oliver Tambo.
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He was arrested in a police scoop.
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Mandela and Evelyn divorced.
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Remarried, but divorced. He had two children.
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He escaped out of Africa with his adopted name, David Motsamay. He travelled around Africa and went to England for supporting the armed struggle.
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He was arrested and charged for leaving the country illegally. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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He made a speech, which has a message that says, “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
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Nelson Mandela was the first democratically voted President in Africa.
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He died at home, which is in Johannesburg.
