Nelson Mandela

1. President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999

1.1. The first President ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election

2. He was born on on the 18 July, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa

3. 1962-1990 Imprisoned on Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. In 1990 released from prison

4. 1944 Founding member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)

5. 1993 Receives the Nobel Peace Prize

6. 1943 Joined the African Nation Congress

7. 1995 He founded the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund

8. 1999 Founding of The Nelson Mandela Foundation 2003 Founding of The Mandela-Rhodes Foundation 2007 Founding of The Elders

9. 1961 Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe

10. 1952 Established South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo