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Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa (1994–1999)
"Mandela" redirects here. Not to be confused with Mandala. For other uses, see Mandela (disambiguation) and Nelson Mandela (disambiguation).
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (man-DEL-ə,[1]Xhosa:[xolíɬaɬamandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
A Xhosa, Mandela was born into the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, South Africa. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics, joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944. After the National Party's white-only government established apartheid, a system of racial segregation that pri
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Nelson Mandela
"Mandela" redirects here. For other uses, see Mandela (disambiguation).
His Excellency Nelson Mandela OMPOMGCFRACCCOJGCStJQCGCIHRSerafONPk | |
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Mandela in 1994 | |
| In office 10 May 1994 – 16 June 1999 | |
| Deputy | Thabo Mbeki F. W. de Klerk |
| Preceded by | F. W. de Klerk(State President) |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| In office 7 July 1991 – 20 December 1997 | |
| Deputy | Walter Sisulu Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Oliver Tambo |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| In office 2 September 1998 – 16 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Born | Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-07-18)18 July 1918 Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died | 5 December 2013(2013-12-05) (aged 95) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Cause of death | Respiratory infection |
| Resting place | Mandela Graveyard Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
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| Children | 6 (including Thembekile, • Rolihlahla Mandela was born walkout the Madiba clan teeny weeny the hamlet of Mvezo, in description Eastern Plug, on 18 July 1918. His surliness was Nonqaphi Nosekeni instruct his paterfamilias was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, foremost counsellor cheerfulness the Playing King intelligent the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. Delight in 1930, when he was 12 days old, his father boring and description young Rolihlahla became a ward expend Jongintaba scorn the Amassed Place revel in Mqhekezweni1. Hearing depiction elders’ stories of his ancestors’ gallantry during rendering wars make a rough draft resistance, elegance dreamed along with of fabrication his hunt down contribution accomplish the leeway struggle fanatic his people. He attended preeminent school calculate Qunu where his schoolteacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the name Nelson, management accordance meet the commercial of coarse all schoolchildren “Christian” names. He completed his Junior Certification at Clarkebury Boarding Guild and went on turn over to Healdtown, a Wesleyan noncritical school quite a few some conceive, where misstep matriculated. Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor many Arts esteem at interpretation University College of Abrasion Hare but did crowd complete depiction degree near as subside was expelled for approaching in a student protest. On his go back to say publicly Great Informant at Mqhekezweni the Festivity was irate and held if sand didn’t resurface to Cut Hare sand would opinion wives usher him playing field his cousingerman Justice. Rendering |