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Mother was Nosekeni Fanny and Father was Gadla Henry.
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Nelson Mandela will be expelled later on for participating in a boycott
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Nelson Mandela became a member of African National Congress.
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Mandela marries Evelyn Mase and has four children. The marriage ends in 1957.
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Nelson Mandela forms the African National Congress Youth League along with Oliver Tambo's help.
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The apartheid policy is now in action all across South Africs
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Nelson Mandela goes on to have his second marriage with Winnie Madikizela. They have two children.
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More laws are released to segregate whites and blacks in South Africa.
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At the Sharpville Massacre, a peaceful protest, 69 were shot by police and over 150 were wounded.
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Nelson Mandela is arrested for starting a worker's strike in year 1961. He is held in the Johannesburg Fort and sentenced for 5 years.
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Mandela attempted to run from prison but was recaptured and charged with treason and sabotage. He is transferred to Robben Island prison for 18 years.
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While Mandela was in prison, tensions were growing in South Africa. A protest led by Steve Biko resulted in more than 600 deaths and the leader was beaten to death.
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Oliver Tambo launches an international campaign called "Free Mandela" to release Nelson. This was also for other political prisoners.
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Nelson Mandela is finally freed after 27 years in prison.
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A year after being released from prison, Nelson becomes ANC President. His term is done in 1999 and is passed on to Thabo Mbeki.
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Winnie and Nelson divoroce after she gets accused of kidnapping.
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Nelson Mandela was joint awarded with Frederik Willem de Clerk in 1993 for wiping out apartheid and starting democracy.
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Nelson Mandela is the first black president of South Africa. His term lasts from 1994 to 1999.
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Nelson Mandela officially announces retirement from life.
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