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Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then part of South Africa's Cape Province. Given the forename Rolihlahla, a Xhosa term colloquially meaning "troublemaker", in later years he became known by his clan name, Madiba. -
He grew up with two sisters in his mother's kraal in the village of Qunu, where he tended herds as a cattle-boy and spent much time outside with other boys. Both his parents were illiterate, but his mother, being a devout Christian, sent him to a local Methodist school when he was about seven. -
Mandela is considered the father of Modern South Africa. He was instrumental in tearing down the oppressive government and installing democracy. Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for peacefully destroying the Apartheid regime and laying the foundation for democracy -
Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Clerk awarded 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for momentous contribution to peaceful elimination of apartheid in South Africa. Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Clerk awarded 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for momentous contribution to peaceful elimination of apartheid in South Africa. -
He attended a local missionary school, a boarding school and then a Methodist secondary school. While attending a Methodist secondary school, Mandela was a multi-sport athlete. He was involved in boxing as well as track and excelled at both. Mandela went on to college at the University of Fort Hare. -
At first, Mandela and his fellow members of the ANC used nonviolent tactics like strikes and demonstrations to protest apartheid. In 1952, Mandela helped escalate the struggle as a leader of the Defiance Campaign, which encouraged Black participants to actively violate laws. -
Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. -
Presidency of Nelson Mandela
Presidency of Nelson Mandela 10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999
President Nelson Mandela
Cabinet; Cabinet of Nelson Mandela
Party :African National Congress
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Known and loved around the world for his commitment to peace, negotiation and reconciliation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was South Africa's first democratically elected president (1994-1999). Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader, as well as a philanthropist with an abiding love for children.