Nelson Mandela

 

Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918.in a small village in a Small village in South Africa His mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and his father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people.

When he was 12 years old, his father died and the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great Place in Mqhekezweni 

Nelson  attended primary school in a small city, his 

 teacher Miss Mdingane gave him the name Nelson, in 

accordance with the custom to give all school children “Christian” names.

He completed his Junior Certificate at Clarkebury Boarding Institute and went on to Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school of some repute, where he matriculated.

Nelson Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was expelled for joining in a student protest.




He completed his BA through the University of South Africa and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943.

Entering politics.

Nelson Mandela, while increasingly politically involved from 1942, only joined the African National Congress in 1944 when he helped to form the ANC Youth Leader.

Nelson Mandela First Wife Winne

Nelson daughters from is First wife Winnie. 




Celebrates his 93rd birthday with his Daughter, Grand- daughters and Great Grand-daughters










Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison for trying to overthrow the pro-apartheid government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa.

















This was taking months after his release, in October 1990 



In the 1994 Mandela campaign for the presidency Of South Africa. He won against De Klerk with 62 percent of the vote. 








Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-

apartheid revolutionary, politician,  philanthropist, and he 

served as the first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999







Nelson Mandela Political Leaders 





























Nelson Mandela With the Royal Family 










Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela And Celebrity's. 





































Nelson Mandela winning a Noble Peace Prize in 1993. with the former South Africa President De Klerk.









"As I walked out the door toward my FREEDOM, I knew that if I did not leave all the ANGER, HATE AND BITTERNESS behind that I would still be in prison.    

-NELSON MANDELA 

David Cameron Barack Obama and Helle Thorning Schmidt pose for a selfie at the Mandela memorial