Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first Black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His administration focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation, a national peace accord and eventual multiracial democracy.
Background
- Born in
- Mvezo
- Educated at
- University of LondonUniversity of the WitwatersrandUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of Fort Hare
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights🏆 Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights🏆 Nobel Peace Prize🏆 Sakharov Prize
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Trending topics shown first"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."
"It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real sp…"
"We too are also inspired by the life and example of Jose Marti, who is not only a Cuban and Latin American hero but justly honoured by all who struggle to be free."
"We admire the achievements of the Cuban revolution in the sphere of social welfare. We note the transformation from a country of imposed backwardness to universal literacy. We acknowledge your advance…"
"There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence — against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless p…"
"The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced — between the unpalatable and the inedible."
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