NELSON MANDELA

NELSON ROHLILAHLA MANDELA

NELSON MANDELA HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS THE GREATEST AND  MOST COURAGEOUS LEADER OF OUR GENERATION. NELSON MANDELA WAS INAUGURATED AS SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT ON 10 MAY 1994. HE WAS BORN IN TRANSKEI, SOUTH AFRICA ON 18 JULY 1918. HE WAS EDUCATED AT WESLEYAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, HEALD TOWN BEFORE ATTENDING UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FORTHARE IN PURSUIT OF
HIS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE. AFTER COMPLETING HIS BA HE BEGAN STUDYING LAW IN 1942.

         In 1950s Mr:Mandela fought hard for the freedom of his people, During the later half of the decade Mr:Mandela along with 155 others,was tried for treason. He was acquitted. In 1961 after the court found that Mr:Mandela had not advised  his followers to use violence, but had counseled peaceful means of resistance.

      In 1962 Mr:mandela was arrested, charged with illegal exit from the country and incitement to trike and sentenced to five years of imprisonment with hard labour. On 11 february 1990 Mr:Mandela was released from prison. In 1991 he was elected as the president of the ANC (African National Congress) at the first national conference held in South Africa since the party was banned in 1960. Two year later Mr:Mandela was awarded one of the words greatest award Nobel peace prize.

      On 27 april 1994 south africa witnessed  official end of apartheid when ANC won 62.65% majority in the national elections. In 1999 president Mr:Mandela announced his retirement from politics.

      Mr:Mandela has worked tirelessly since his retirement to promote equity, democracy and development around the world. He established three foundations to pursue his goals namely THE NELSON MANDELA FOUDATION, THE NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN'S FUND AND THE MANDELA RHODES FOUNDATION.