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Nelson Mandela is born.
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Major Events that Occured in Nelson Mandela's Life
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Nelson Mandela helps form the ANC Youth League.
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69 unarmed people killed in a protest in Sharpeville.
After the killing of 69 Africans who were protesting against the policies of the South African government, the ideas of the apartheid were questioned internationally -
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison.
In August, 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested after he was caught in a police road trap. Worse yet, after ransacking an ANC hideout in Rivonia, the South African police uncovered vital information about Mandela’s role in the ANC. Soon after, Mandela was arrested again and sentenced to life in prison. -
F.W. de Klerk becomes president.
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Nelson Mandela is released.
After spending 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is released by order of Presdient F.W. de Klerk. -
Nelson Mandela wins the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
Upon his release, Nelson Mandela began aiding the ANC in its negotiations with President de Klerk and other political figures/parties for the establishment of a multicultural government and the end of the apartheid. The talks between Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk would later earn them both the Nobel Peace Prize in December, 1993 -
The first multicultural elections are held.
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Nelson Mandela is elected president.
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Nelson Mandela's presidency ends.
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Nelson Mandela International Day is declared.