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Birth
Born in Mvezo - South Africa on July 18, 1918 -
University
Enter the university Fort Hare -
Militanism
Expelled for militanism -
Military
Start military in the ANC -
Acquitted of the charge of high treason
He goes underground and creates, together with other colleagues (the nation's lance), an armed arm of the CNA with which several encouraged commit. -
He is sentenced to life imprisonment
He is sentenced to life in prison on charges of sabotage against the state. -
International campaigns to free him begin
International campaigns to free him begin -
Refuse offer
Rejects President Peter Botha's offer to be released in exchange for renouncing violence -
Mandela is released from jail
Mandela holding his wife's hand Winnie is released from jail and to cheers for his first walk in freedom in almost three decades, dragging the whole country towards a democratic regime. -
President of the CNA
He is named president of the CNA by acclamation -
Nobel Peace Prize
Receive the Nobel Peace Prize -
First black president
Elected as South Africa first black president -
Announces his withdrawal
Announces his withdrawal from CNA leadership and politics -
Nelson Mandela International Day
The ONU declares July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day -
Death of Nelson Mandela
Dies in the city of Houghton, Johannesburg from a respiratory infection.
