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Nelson Mandela
11th President of South Africa
In office27 April 1994 – 14 June 1999
Vice President(s)
Frederik Willem de KlerkThabo Mbeki
Preceded by
Frederik Willem de Klerk (State President of South Africa)
Succeeded by
Thabo Mbeki
Born
18 July 1918 (1918-07-18) (age 89)Mvezo, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, Union of South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
Apartheid in South Africa
Events and Projects
Sharpeville Massacre · Soweto uprisingTreason TrialRivonia Trial · Church Street bombingCODESA · St James Church massacre
Organizations
ANC · IFP · AWB · Black Sash · CCBConservative Party · PP · RPPFP · HNP · MK · PAC · SACP · UDFBroederbond · National Party · COSATU
People
P.W Botha · Oupa Gqozo · DF MalanNelson Mandela · Desmond Tutu · F.W. de KlerkWalter Sisulu · Helen Suzman · Harry SchwarzAndries Treurnicht · HF Verwoerd · Oliver TamboBJ Vorster · Kaiser Matanzima · Jimmy KrugerSteve Biko · Mahatma Gandhi · Trevor Huddleston
Places
Bantustan · District Six · Robben IslandSophiatown · South-West AfricaSoweto · Vlakplaas
Other aspects
Apartheid laws · Freedom CharterSullivan Principles · Kairos DocumentDisinvestment campaignSouth African Police
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela IPA: [xolíɬaɬa mandéːla] (born 18 July 1918) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. He spent 27 years in prison, much of it in a cell on Robben Island, on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.
Among opponents of apartheid in South Africa and internationally, he became a symbol of freedom and equality, while the apartheid government and nations sympathetic to it condemned him and the ANC as communists and terrorists.
Following his release from prison in 1990, his switch to a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, he has been widely praised, even by former opponents.
Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He is currently a celebrated elder statesman who continues to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.
Contents[hide]
1 Early life
1.1 Birth and lineage
1.2 Education
1.3 Move to Johannesburg
2 Political activity
2.1 Guerrilla activities
2.2 Arrest and Rivonia trial
3 Imprisonment
4 Release
5 Negotiations
6 Autobiography
7 Presidency of South Africa
7.1 Policy of reconciliation
7.2 Invasion of Lesotho
7.3 Criticism of AIDS response
7.4 Lockerbie trial
8 Marriage and family
8.1 First marriage
8.2 Second marriage
8.3 Third marriage
9 Retirement
9.1 Health
9.2 Public activities
9.3 The Elders
9.4 AIDS engagement
9.5 Iraq invasion views
9.6 Ismail Ayob controversy
9.6.1 Allegations
9.7 Blood Diamond controversy
9.8 Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe
10 Acclaim
10.1 Orders and decorations
10.2 Musical tributes
10.3 Cinema
10.4 Statues
11 Further reading
12 References
13 External links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Nelson mandela)
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Nelson Mandela
11th President of South Africa
In office27 April 1994 – 14 June 1999
Vice President(s)
Frederik Willem de KlerkThabo Mbeki
Preceded by
Frederik Willem de Klerk (State President of South Africa)
Succeeded by
Thabo Mbeki
Born
18 July 1918 (1918-07-18) (age 89)Mvezo, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, Union of South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
Apartheid in South Africa
Events and Projects
Sharpeville Massacre · Soweto uprisingTreason TrialRivonia Trial · Church Street bombingCODESA · St James Church massacre
Organizations
ANC · IFP · AWB · Black Sash · CCBConservative Party · PP · RPPFP · HNP · MK · PAC · SACP · UDFBroederbond · National Party · COSATU
People
P.W Botha · Oupa Gqozo · DF MalanNelson Mandela · Desmond Tutu · F.W. de KlerkWalter Sisulu · Helen Suzman · Harry SchwarzAndries Treurnicht · HF Verwoerd · Oliver TamboBJ Vorster · Kaiser Matanzima · Jimmy KrugerSteve Biko · Mahatma Gandhi · Trevor Huddleston
Places
Bantustan · District Six · Robben IslandSophiatown · South-West AfricaSoweto · Vlakplaas
Other aspects
Apartheid laws · Freedom CharterSullivan Principles · Kairos DocumentDisinvestment campaignSouth African Police
This box: view • talk • edit
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela IPA: [xolíɬaɬa mandéːla] (born 18 July 1918) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. He spent 27 years in prison, much of it in a cell on Robben Island, on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.
Among opponents of apartheid in South Africa and internationally, he became a symbol of freedom and equality, while the apartheid government and nations sympathetic to it condemned him and the ANC as communists and terrorists.
Following his release from prison in 1990, his switch to a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, he has been widely praised, even by former opponents.
Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He is currently a celebrated elder statesman who continues to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.
Contents[hide]
1 Early life
1.1 Birth and lineage
1.2 Education
1.3 Move to Johannesburg
2 Political activity
2.1 Guerrilla activities
2.2 Arrest and Rivonia trial
3 Imprisonment
4 Release
5 Negotiations
6 Autobiography
7 Presidency of South Africa
7.1 Policy of reconciliation
7.2 Invasion of Lesotho
7.3 Criticism of AIDS response
7.4 Lockerbie trial
8 Marriage and family
8.1 First marriage
8.2 Second marriage
8.3 Third marriage
9 Retirement
9.1 Health
9.2 Public activities
9.3 The Elders
9.4 AIDS engagement
9.5 Iraq invasion views
9.6 Ismail Ayob controversy
9.6.1 Allegations
9.7 Blood Diamond controversy
9.8 Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe
10 Acclaim
10.1 Orders and decorations
10.2 Musical tributes
10.3 Cinema
10.4 Statues
11 Further reading
12 References
13 External links
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