Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered statesman, who led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy.
Mr Mandela set up South Africa's first black law firm with Oliver Tambo
Huge crowds greeted Nelson Mandela's release
Nelson Mandela released from prison11 Feb 1990 ANC leader, Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie raising fists upon his release from Victor Verster prison after 27 yrs. (Allan Tannenbaum/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy. Imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he went on to become his country's first black president.
Photo: Nelson Mandela revisits his prison cell on Robben Island in 1994, where he had spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. (Getty Images)
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993
Nelson Mandela
Frederik Willem de Klerk
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for
their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and
for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"
Mandela's key dates
- 1918 - Born in the Eastern Cape
- 1943 - Joined African National Congress
- 1956 - Charged with high treason, but charges dropped
- 1962 - Arrested, convicted of sabotage, sentenced to five years in prison
- 1964 - Charged again, sentenced to life
- 1990 - Freed from prison
- 1993 - Wins Nobel Peace Prize
- 1994 - Elected first black president
- 1999 - Steps down as leader
- 2001 - Diagnosed with prostate cancer
- 2004 - Retires from public life
- 2005 - Announces his son has died of an HIV/Aids-related illness
- 2007 - Forms The Elders group
- 2010 - Appears at closing ceremony of World Cup
From: BBC
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