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Birth
Born Rolihlahla Mandela at Mvezo in the Transkei -
Attends primary school near Qunu from a teacher)
receives the name ‘Nelson’ from a teacher -
fathers death
Father dies.Entrusted to Thembu Regent Jongintaba Dalindyebo at the age of 12 -
Completes BA through the (UNISA) Begins to attend African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally
Begins to attend African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally -
Co-founds the ANC Youth League (ANCYL); marries Evely
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Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
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Elected President of the ANCYL
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Watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown adopts the Freedom Charter
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Arrested
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Leaves the country for military training and to garner support for the ANC
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Admitted to Tygerberg Hospital where he is diagnosed with tuberculosis
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Establishes the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
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Steps down after one term as President, establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation
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Establishes the Mandela Rhodes Foundation
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Announces that he will be stepping down from public life
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Asks future generations to continue the fight for social justice
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death
Passes away at home in Johannesburg