1. NELSON
MANDELA

2.  Born in South Africa. In July, 18 1918
 Son of Henry Mandela and Nosekeni Fanny.
 Went to 2 Universities. University of Witwatersrand and
Fort Hare University.
 Qualified in law in 1942.
 Joined the African National Congress (ANC).
 Got arrested.
 Announces retirement.
 Married 3 times.
 Has 6 children.

3.  In prison for 27 years.
 Encouraged black South Africans to go on strike.
 illegally leaving South Africa.
 In most of his life he fought for an end to apartheid in South Africa.
 Named a terrorist because he supported the ANC.

4.  The rights of black people.
 Wanted black people to be treated the same as white people.
What was happening?
 Black people were forced to live in small areas.
 Couldn’t leave without a ‘pass’.

5.  First black President of South Africa.
 Nobel Peace Prize award.
 2 Nelson Mandela statues.
 Streets and bridges named in his honour.
 On postage stamps.
 The Nelson Mandela Stadium.
 The Nelson Mandela Museum.
 The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.
 The Nelson Mandela Foundation.
 ‘Mandela Day’.

6. Voice of Nelson
Mandela’s own
defense at trial on
April 20, 1964
My Lord,
I am the third accused.
I admit, immediately,
that I was one of the
persons who helped to
form Umkhonto we Sizwe.
But what a just share
in the whole of South Africa.
During my lifetime,
I have dedicated my life
to this struggle
of the African people.
It is an ideal for which
I hope to live
and to see it realized.
But My Lord,
if it needs be,
it is an ideal for which
I am prepared
to die.

7. Nel son Mandel a cel ebrat es 92nd bi rt hday wi t h f ami l y i n
Johannesburg

8. Year Date Event
1918 July 18 Born Rolihlahla Mandela at Mvezo in the Transkei
1925 Attends primary school near Qunu (receives the name ‘Nelson’
from a teacher)
1927 Entrusted to Thembu Regent Jongintaba Dalindyebo
1934 Undergoes initiation; Attends Clarkebury Boarding Institute in
Engcobo
1937 Attends Healdtown, the Wesleyan College at Fort Beaufort
1939 Enrols at the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice
1940 Expelled

10. 1941 Escapes an arranged marriage; becomes a mine night watchman;
Starts articles at the law firm Witkin, Sidelsky & Eidelman
1942 Completes BA through the University of South Africa (UNISA)
1942 Begins to attend African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally
1943 Graduates with BA from Fort Hare; Enrols for an LLB at Wits
University
1944 Co-founds the ANC Youth League (ANCYL); marries Evelyn Ntoko
Mase – they have four children: Thembekile (1945); Makaziwe (1947 –
who dies after nine months); Makgatho (1950); Makaziwe (1954)
1948 Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
1951 Elected President of the ANCYL

11. • Nelson Mandela in Prison

12. 1952 Defiance Campaign begins; Arrested and charged for violating the
Suppression of Communism Act; Elected Transvaal ANC President;
Convicted with J.S Moroka, Walter Sisulu and 17 others under the
Suppression of Communism Act; Sentenced to nine months imprisonment
with hard labour, suspended for two years; Elected first of ANC deputy
presidents; Opens South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo
1953 Devises the M-Plan for the ANC’s future underground operations
1955 Watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown launches the
Freedom Charter
1956 Arrested and joins 155 others on trial for Treason. All are acquitted by 29
March 1961
1958 Divorces Evelyn Mase; Marries Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela – they have
two daughters: Zenani (1959) and Zindzi (1960)

14. 1960 March 21 Sharpeville Massacre
March 30 A State of Emergency imposed and he is among
thousands detained
April 8 The ANC is banned
1961 Goes underground; Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed
1962 January 11 Leaves the country for military training and to garner
support for the ANC
August 5 Arrested near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal; Sentenced to five
years for incitement and leaving the country illegally

15. • Mandela and de Klerk win Nobel Peace Prize

16. 1963 May 27 Sent to Robben Island
June 12 Returned to Pretoria Local Prison
October Charged for sabotage in the Rivonia trial with nine
others
1964 June 11 All except Rusty Bernstein and James Kantor are
convicted and sentenced (June 12) to life
1969 July 13 Thembekile is killed in a car accident
1982 March 31 Mr Mandela, Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Andrew
Mlangeni and later Ahmed Kathrada are sent to
Pollsmoor Prison

17. • Former South African President Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca
Machel, wave to the audience during a Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, South
Africa

18. 2011 January Is admitted to hospital in Johannesburg where he was diagnosed with a chest
infection. He is discharged after two nights
2011 May 16 Votes in the local government elections
2011 June His book Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations is
published
2011 June 21 Is visited at home by American First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters
Sasha and Malia
2011 July 18 Celebrates his 93rd birthday with his family in Qunu, Eastern Cape
2011 October 21 Is officially counted in South Africa’s Census 2011
2011 December Spends Christmas with family in Qunu
2012 February 25 Admitted to hospital for abdominal complaint. Discharged after one night
2012 July 18 Celebrates his 94th birthday with his family in Qunu, Eastern Cape
December 8 Is admitted to hospital
December 26 Is discharged from hospital

19. From Mandela Lyrics

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23. From Mandela Lyrics

24. “Money won't create success, the freedom to
make it will”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done”
“There is no such thing as part freedom”