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Nelson Mandela

By 220cristinapires@avepb.pt

  • Date of birth

    Date of birth
    He was born on 18th July 1918.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    In 1944 he married Walter Sisulu’s cousin, Evelyn Mase, a nurse.
  • Period: to

    Prison

    From 1964 to 1982 Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town.

  • Release

    Release
    On 11th February, 1990, the South African government under President de Klerk released Mandela from prison.

  • President of ANC

    President of ANC
    He became president of the ANC party on July 1991.

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    In 1993 he received the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • First Black President

    First Black President
    On 10th April 1994 the Mandela-led ANC won South Africa’s first elections.

  • Death

    Death
    Nelson Mandela died on 5th December 2013.