Nelson Mandela

He was an anti-apartheid activist president of African National Congress and former president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela was born Raoul Allah Mandela on July 18 1918 at inviso cape province South Africa.

His father's name was gadelle Henry Nakamura and mother's name was nose Guinea Fanny.

His father served as a local chief and counselor to the monarch Nelson Mandela was first in his family to attend school.

Mandela grew up in the village of canoe he attended a local Methodist school where he was given the name Nelson by one of his teachers.

Mandela attained his secondary education from a reputed institution then he enrolled at the Methodist College in Fort Beaufort in 1937 he then attended the University of Fort Hare to attain his graduation degree but due to his involvement in the Student Representative Council and his boycotting against the university policies he was told to leave.

 Mandela moved to Johannesburg in 1941 there he completed his Bachelor of Arts via a correspondence course during the night post completing his Bachelor of Arts in 1943 Mandela enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand to initiate his law studies after that Mandela joined African National Congress Youth League.

His first marriage was to Evelyn dokgo mace on October 5th 1944 at the age of 26 in 1947 

Mandela was appointed the position of a secretary at the African National Congress Youth League.

Mandela was appointed as the national president of the African National Congress Youth League in 1950 by this time Mandela continued his fight against racism in July 1952.

Mandela was arrested under of the suppression of communism Act in Johannesburg on December 5th 1956

Mandela was arrested on grounds of high treason against the state in 1957

He divorced his first wife, Mandela married his second wife when he mad act as Elam and Ella in June 14 1958 from 1961 until 1962 Mandela traveled throughout the country in a disguised avenger' and spread the masked day at home strike 

Mandela was also involved in organizing the African National Congress new cell structure in 1962 he was sent to Robben Island prison where he spent nearly 18 years of his 27 years in prison period when Mandela was in prison he was told that if he stopped his acts of violence he would be allowed to go free but he refused here he was given a damp concrete cell measuring 8 feet by 7 feet with a straw mat on which to sleep after this he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town and later to the victor Verster prison near peril from where.

Mandela was eventually released State President Frederick Willem de Klerk lifted the ban on the African National Congress and announced the release of Nelson Mandela from the prison on February 2nd 1990 with his multi-party negotiation he argued for the first multiracial elections in 1994 South Africa held its first democratic elections.

Mandela was the first elected president of South Africa he was also the first black president of the country his main aim was to kill racism. 

Mandela ended the apartheid rule and established a new constitution after his successful first term.

Mandela declined to contest for the second term and retired from active politics he founded the Mandela Foundation and served as a mediator in the Brande Civil War.

Nelson Mandela got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 which he dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi whom he was deeply influenced from in 1995 he divorced his second wife Mandela married his third wife graça Machel on his 80th birthday in 1998,he had five children.

For his great work in the anti-apartheid movement the United Nations General Assembly declared Mandela's birthday as Mandela Day in 2009.

Due to respiratory illness he died on 5 December 2013 in Johannesburg Godding South Africa at the age of 95

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