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Birthdate
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 2018 in Mvezo, South Africa. He was born to Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Mandela who was the chief of Xhosa tribe and his mother was Nosekeni Mandela. -
Primary School
At the age of 7, he started to attend primary school and it was also the time where he was given the name "Nelson" by a teacher as it was a tradition to give African children English names on the first day of school. -
Death of Father
His father died when he was 12. -
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Boarding School
Nelson Mandela moved to Engcobo to attend Clarke bury Boarding Institute and stayed there for 3 years. -
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Education
Mandela went to Healdtown Comprehensive School which was made in 1845 and located in Fort Beaufort in the province of Eastern Cape Province. -
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Education Pt.2
Mandela went to University of Fort Hare where he first began to study law and it was the main place for black South-Africans who wanted to attain higher and better education. -
Expulsion from University of Fort Hare
Nelson Mandela was expelled from University for playing a huge role in a student strike that took place. -
Education Pt.3
Finished his BA at University of South Africa -
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Education Pt.3
Nelson Mandela began to attend University of the Witwatersrand for an LLB degree. -
Joined ANC and first marriage.
Nelson Mandela joined African National Congress and got married to Evelyn Mase whom he had 4 children with. -
Co-created ANCYL
Mandela founded African National Congress for Youth League with Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo. -
Elected national secretary of the ANC
Nelson Mandela was elected as the new secretary for African National Congress League for Youth after the young president for ANCYL died when he was 33 and the party chose new people to represent themselves. -
Became President of ANCYL
Mandela was chosen to become the President of ANCYL. -
Opened South Africa's first black law firm
Mandela co-founded and inaugurated South Africa's first black law firm with Oliver Tambo. -
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Arrested
Mandela was arrested with 155 other people and they were all cleared by 1961. -
Second Marriage
Nelson Mandela divorced Evelyn Mase and married Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela whom he had 2 daughter with. -
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Life Imprisonment
Nelson Mandela was sentenced life imprisonment for trying to overthrow the government and going out of the country illegally. Due to pressure from his supporters, the government was forced to let him out of jail. He spent 27 years in Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison. -
President of African Nation Congress
Mandela became president of ANC about a year after he was released from jail. -
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First Black President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela set a new example after becoming the first black president of South Africa. He created a multi-racial government in which everyone was equal and there was no discrimination. -
Second Divorce
Mandela divorced Winnie Mandela after two years in his presidency. -
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Third Marriage
Mandela got married the third time to Graca Machel and together they had 2 children. They remained together till Nelson Mandela's death. -
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Nelson Mandela founded the Nelson Mandela Foundation to keep his vision of equality and freedom going for the future. -
Death
Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95 from a respiratory tract infection. “Nelson Mandela was a transformational figure but to say he was a historical figure would not give him his full due.”- Jesse Jackson.
