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Date of Birth
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18-July-1918
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Place of Birth
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Mvezo
(South Africa)
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Nationality
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South Africa
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Also know as
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Rolihlahla Mandela, Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, ç´çˆ¾éœÂ·ç¾…利拉拉·曼德拉, tata, His Excellency, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, نيلسون روليهلالا مانديلا, ماديبا, Mandela, Nelson, Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, Rolihlahla Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, Tata, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, नेलà¥à¤¸à¤¨ मनà¥à¤¡à¥‡à¤²à¤¾, Mandela, The father of the Nation, Madiba, × ×œ×¡×•×Ÿ רוליהל×לה ×ž× ×“×œ×”, רוליהל×לה ×ž× ×“×œ×”, רוליהל×לה ×“×œ×™×‘×”×•× ×’×” ×ž× ×“×œ×”, מ×דיבה, טטה, ×ž× ×“×œ×”, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba, El pare de la nació
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Profession
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Lawyer, Social activist, Politician, Statesman, Peace activist, Philanthropist
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Quotes
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- “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.â€
- “There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.â€
- “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the sameâ€
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.â€
- “As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.â€
- “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.â€
- It always seems impossible until it's done.
- “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.â€
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.
A Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Living in Johannesburg, he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC and becoming a founding member of its Youth League. After the South African National Party came to power in 1948, he rose to prominence in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign, was appointed superintendent of the organisation's Transvaal chapter and presided over the 1955 Congress of the People. Working as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961. Influenced by Marxism, he secretly joined the South African Communist Party and sat on its Central Committee. Although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962, he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial.
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