Nelson Mandela

Birth

Jul 18, 1918

Nelson was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo

Friends

1937

Nelson met Oliver Tambo at the University of Fort Hare

Employed as Politician

1942

Nelson became a politician in 1942

Married

1944

Nelson married his 1st wife Evelyn Mase

Divorce

1958

Nelson divorces Evelyn Mase

Imprisonment

1962

Nelson was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial. He was arrested for trying to overthrow the state. He spent 27 years in prison. The years split between Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.

Tuberculosis

1988

Nelson was diagnosed with tuberculosis which is a potentially serious infectious bacterial disease which affects the lungs. After he was out of the hospital, Nelson was sent straight back to prison.

Released From Prison

1990

Nelson got released from prison in 1990 because of fears of racial civil war in South Africa and international pressure.

Ending of Apartheid

Apr 27, 1993

Nelson negotiated with the president of South Africa to end apartheid.

Nobel Prize

Dec 10, 1993

Nelson received a Nobel Prize alongside F.W De Klerk, the president of South Africa at the time. They received it for ending the apartheid.

Presidency and 2nd Marriage

1994

Nelson became president in 1994. During his presidency he created The Nelson Mandela Foundation and married Graca Machel.

Death

2013

Nelson Mandela died at age 95 in Johannesburg in 2013. His cause of death was a respiratory virus.