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Birth of mandela
Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo Transkei, on 18 July 1918. -
Early on dreams
Attends primary school near Qunu (receives the name ‘Nelson’ from a teacher) -
Path
Undergoes initiation; Attends Clarkebury Boarding Institute in Engcobo -
UNISA
Completes BA through the University of South Africa (UNISA) -
Leadership Skills
Elected President of the ANCYL -
The begining of the oppression
Defiance Campaign begins; Arrested and charged for violating the Suppression of Communism Act; Elected Transvaal ANC President; Convicted with J.S Moroka, Walter Sisulu and 17 others under the Suppression of Communism Act; Sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for two years; Elected first of ANC deputy presidents; Opens South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo -
Kliptown
Watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown adopts the Freedom Charter -
ANC support
Leaves the country for military training and to garner support for the ANC -
Rivonia Trail
Appears in court for the first time in what becomes known as the Rivonia Trial, with Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, Govan Mbeki, Ahmed Kathrada, Lionel 'Rusty' Bernstein, Raymond Mhlaba, James Kantor, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni -
Prison Afflictions
Admitted to the Volks Hospital for prostate surgery -
Banishment
ANC is banned -
Nobel Peace Prize
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with President FW de Klerk -
first time voter
Votes for the first time in his life -
Parliament Election
Elected by Parliament as first president of a democratic South Africa -
Inauguration
Inaugurated as President of the Republic of South Africa -
Steps down from chair
Steps down after one term as President, establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation -
Family and Friends
Spends New Year’s Day with members of his family in Johannesburg -
A hero dies but never shall he be forgotten
Passes away at home in Johannesburg
