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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a prominent South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His presidency marked the end of decades of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination known as apartheid.
| Name | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela |
| Born | 18 July 1918 Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (present Eastern Cape) |
| Died | 5 December 2013, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Spouse | Evelyn Ntoko Mase (m. 1944, div. 1958) Winnie Madikizela (m. 1958, div. 1996) Graça Machel (m. 1998) |
| Children | Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani, Zindziswa and Josina (step-daughter) including 7 more |
| Parents | Nosekeni Fanny (mother) Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa (father) |
| Education | Wesleyan College, University of London, Clarkebury Boarding Institute, University College of Fort Hare, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| Occupation | Activist, Politician, Philanthropist, Lawyer |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Political affiliations | South African Communist |
| Fact | Mandela became the first Black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999 |
| Resting place | Mandela Graveyard Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Awards | Sakharov Prize (1988) Bharat Ratna (1990) Nishan-e-Pakistan (1992) Nobel Peace Prize (1993) Lenin Peace Prize (1990) Presidential Medal of Freedom etc. |
| Books and speeches | “I Am Prepared to Die” (1964 speech), Long Walk to Freedom (1994), Mandela: The Authorised Biography (1999), Conversations With Myself (2010), Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years (2017) |
| Film | Mandela (1987), Death of Apartheid (1995), Mandela (1996), Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996), Mandela and de Klerk (1997), Goodbye Bafana (2007), Endgame (2009), Invictus (2009), Winnie Mandela (2011), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Mandela’s Gun (2016) |
Early Life And His Education
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Nelson Rolihlahla solon) was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, on 18 July 1918. Mandela mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela. In 1930,once he was twelve years previous, his father died and also the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the nice Place in Mqhekezweni1.
On his come back to the nice Place at Mqhekezweni the King was furious and same if he didn’t come back to Fort Hare he would prepare wives for him and his first cousin Justice. They ran away to urban center instead, inbound there in 1941.
There he worked as a mine security officer and when meeting music director Sisulu, associate factor, he was introduced to Lazer Sidelsky. his articles through a firm of attorneys – Witkin, Eidelman and Sidelsky.
Education
He attended college in Qunu where Miss Mdingane (teacher), gave him the name Nelson.
He completed his primary school at Clarkebury Boarding Institute and went on to Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school of some repute, wherever he matriculated.
Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort Hare however failed to complete the degree there there as a result of he was expelled for change of integrity during a student protest.
On his come back to the Great spot at Mqhekezweni the King was furious and said if he didn’t come back to Fort Hare he would prepare wives for him and his first cousin Justice. They ran away to Johannesburg instead, inbound there in 1941.
There he worked as a mine security officer and after meeting Walter Sisulu, associate factore, he was introduced to Lazer Sidelsky. his articles through a firm of attorneys – Witkin, Eidelman and Sidelsky.
He completed his BA through the University of African country and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943.
Meanwhile, he began studying for an LLB at the University of the Witwatersrand. By his own admission and left the university in 1952, while not graduating as a result of he was a poor student.
He solely started finding out once more through the University of London when his imprisonment however conjointly failed to complete that degree
In 1989, whereas within the last months of his imprisonment, he obtained associate LLB through the University of African country. He graduated in absentia at a ceremony in Cape Town.
Political Struggle
Mandela, while increasingly politically involved from 1942, only joined the African National Congress in 1944 when he helped to form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL).
In 1944 he married Walter Sisulu’s cousin, Evelyn Mase, a nurse. They had two sons, Madiba Thembekile “Thembi” and Makgatho, and two daughters both called Makaziwe, the first of whom died in infancy. He and his spouse divorced in 1958.
Mandela rose through the ranks of the ANCYL and through its efforts, the ANC adopted a lot of radical mass-based policy, the Programme of Action, in 1949.
Maulvi Cachalia and 1952 were appointed as the National Volunteer-in-Chief and deputy, respectively, of the Defiance Campaign. This campaign of direct action against six unjust laws was a joint programme between the ANC and also the South African Indian Congress. He and nineteen others were charged under the Suppression of Communism Act for our involvement in the campaign and received sentences of 9 months of hard labor, suspended for 2 years.
A biennial sheepskin in law on prime of his BA allowed solon to practise law, and in August 1952 he and jazz musician Tambo established South Africa’s 1st black house, solon & Tambo.
Banned
At the end of 1952, they banned him for the first time. They permitted a restricted person to watch in secret as they adopted the Freedom Charter in Kliptown on 26 June 1955.
On 10 May, South Africa inaugurated 1994 as its first democratically elected President. On his 80th birthday in 1998 he married Graça Machel, his third wife.
True to his promise, solon stepped down in 1999 when one term as President. He continued to figure with the Children’s Fund he set up in 1995 and established the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. In April, Mandla Mandela was installed as the head of the Mvezo traditional Council at a ceremony held at the Mvezo great place. Nelson Mandela never wavered in his devotion to democracy, equality and learning. Despite terrible provocation, he never answered racism with racism. All who are oppressed and deprived, as well as those opposed to oppression and deprivation, find inspiration in his life.
Awards and Honors
The people of South Africa widely regarded Mandela as the “Father of the Nation”. 2004, a Mandela statue was installed in Johannesburg’s Sandton Square Shopping Center and the center was renamed Nelson Mandela Square. In South Africa, she is often called as Madiba, which is a respectful word for the elderly.
November 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared his birthday (18 July) as ‘Mandela Day’ in honor of his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle. To commemorate Mandela’s association with this movement for 67 years, people were urged to donate 67 minutes out of 24 hours a day in helping others. More than 250 honors and awards have been presented to Mandela by various countries and institutions of the world.
Nobel Peace Prize
President Medal of Freedom
order of lenin
Bharat Ratna
Nishan-e-Pakistan
Gandhi Peace Prize on 23 July 2008
Death
Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, from a lung infection. He was 95 years old at the time of his death. President Jacob Zuma announced his death.
Great Thoughts | Quotes
- Whenever good things happen, especially when you celebrate victories, it is better for you to lead from behind than to put others ahead. You should be in the front line whenever there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
- There is nothing that can be a part of freedom.
- It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them feel that they have done it on their own.
- A good leader engages in a debate clearly and thoroughly because he knows that in the end he and the other side will be closer and thus emerge stronger. You will not have such an idea unless you are arrogant, superficial and uninformed.
- To deprive people of their human rights is to challenge their true humanity.
- There is no use in doing small work or living with small minded people. It is wrong to live a life less than the kind of life you can live.
- We should use time wisely and always know that time is always ready to do the right thing.
- If you talk to a man in a language he understands, it goes through his mind. The same if you speak in her own language then it gets into her heart.
- I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the victory over it. The brave man is not the one who does not feel the fear, but the one who conquers that fear as well.
- Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can change the world.
- I hate racism so much, I find it barbaric. Whether it is coming from a black person or a white person.
FAQ
When and where was Nelson Mandela born?
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, also known as Madiba, was born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa.
When did Nelson Mandela die?
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, in Johannesburg. He was 95 years old.
What is Nelson Mandela known for?
Nelson Mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he is best known for successfully leading the resistance to South Africa’s policy of apartheid in the 20th century, during which he was infamously incarcerated at Robben Island Prison (1964–82).
When Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela, leading the ANC, won South Africa’s April 1994 election through universal suffrage. On May 10, he was inaugurated as the country’s first multiethnic president.
What is the best biography of Nelson Mandela?
Long Walk To Freedom
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