NELSON MANDELA
1918
Birthday
MAN
1944
Co-founding the ANC Youth League
1962
Arrest and Sentence
DE
1990
Release from Prison
1993
LA
Nobel Peace Prize
1994
Election as President of South Africa
2013
Death
Co-founding the ANC Youth League
Mandela co-founded the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC), which sought greater militancy in the fight against apartheid.
Release from Prison
After 27 years of imprisonment, Mandela was released on February 11, 1990, an event that marked the beginning of the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Arrest and Sentence
Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years in prison. Later, in 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in anti-apartheid activities, including sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government.
Birthday
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa, into a royal family of the Xhosa ethnic group.
Election as President of South Africa
Mandela became South Africa's first black president on May 10, 1994, following the country's first democratic elections, ending decades of institutionalized racial segregation.
Nobel Peace Prize
Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize along with then-South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk, in recognition of their efforts to dismantle the apartheid regime and establish a multiracial democracy.
Death
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95. His death was a national and international event of mourning, remembered as a symbol of the struggle for freedom and justice.
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NELSON MANDELA
1918
Birthday
MAN
1944
Co-founding the ANC Youth League
1962
Arrest and Sentence
DE
1990
Release from Prison
1993
LA
Nobel Peace Prize
1994
Election as President of South Africa
2013
Death
Co-founding the ANC Youth League
Mandela co-founded the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC), which sought greater militancy in the fight against apartheid.
Release from Prison
After 27 years of imprisonment, Mandela was released on February 11, 1990, an event that marked the beginning of the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Arrest and Sentence
Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years in prison. Later, in 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in anti-apartheid activities, including sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government.
Birthday
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa, into a royal family of the Xhosa ethnic group.
Election as President of South Africa
Mandela became South Africa's first black president on May 10, 1994, following the country's first democratic elections, ending decades of institutionalized racial segregation.
Nobel Peace Prize
Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize along with then-South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk, in recognition of their efforts to dismantle the apartheid regime and establish a multiracial democracy.
Death
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95. His death was a national and international event of mourning, remembered as a symbol of the struggle for freedom and justice.