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Nelson Mandela is born
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Goes to primary school
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Father dies of tuberculosis
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Attends Healdtown, the Wesleyan College at Fort Beaufort
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Enrols at the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice
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Expelled
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Escapes an arranged marriage; becomes a mine security officer; starts articles at the law firm Witkin, Sidelsky & Eidelman
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Completes Bachelor of Arts (BA) through the University of South Africa (UNISA) and attends African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally
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Graduates with BA from Fort Hare; Enrols for an LLB at Wits University
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Co-founds the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and marries Evelyn Ntoko Mase
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Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
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Elected President of the ANCYL
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Arrested and charged for violating the Suppression of Communism Act, Sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for two years and Opens South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo
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Arrested and later joins 155 others on trial for treason
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Divorces Evelyn Mase and marries Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela
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The ANC is banned
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Leaves the country for military training
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Returns to South Africa
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Goes to jail for leaving the country without a passport
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Sent to Robben Island
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Returned to Pretoria Local Prison
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Gets sent to court and pleads not guilty
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Everyone gets sentenced to life imprisonment
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They get sent to Robben Island
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ANC is unbanned
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Released from jail
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Becomes president
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Dies because of lung cancer