Attends Healdtown, the Wesleyan College at Fort Beaufort
Enrols at the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice
Expelled
Escapes an arranged marriage; becomes a mine security officer; starts articles at the law firm Witkin, Sidelsky & Eidelman
Completes Bachelor of Arts (BA) through the University of South Africa (UNISA) and attends African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally
Graduates with BA from Fort Hare; Enrols for an LLB at Wits University
Co-founds the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and marries Evelyn Ntoko Mase
Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
Elected President of the ANCYL
Arrested and charged for violating the Suppression of Communism Act, Sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for two years and Opens South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo
Arrested and later joins 155 others on trial for treason
Divorces Evelyn Mase and marries Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela
The ANC is banned
Leaves the country for military training
Returns to South Africa
Goes to jail for leaving the country without a passport