Here, Nelson Mandela is analyzed on his personality using: Childhood and Education Life at Prison United South Africa Awards and Recognition Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Model Test Inferences Aditya Deshpande deshadi805@gmail.com

1. Case Study on Personality
Nelson Mandela
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Contents
Here, Nelson Mandela is analyzed on his personality using:
1. Childhood and Education
2. Life at Prison
3. United South Africa
4. Awards and Recognition
5. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Model Test
6. Inferences

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Nelson Mandela- Childhood and Education
• Born in village of Mvezo, small village in the south-eastern region of South Africa.
• When he was 12 years old, his father died, his guardianship given to other family.
• Schooling: 1939 (Healdtown Comprehensive School)
• Graduation: 1940 Bachelor of Arts (English, anthropology, politics, native administration)
• Graduation: Bachelor of Law (L.L.B) 1989 from University of South Africa

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Nelson Mandela- Life at Prison
• Arrested 1963, charged with inciting worker strikes and
leaving the country without permission.
• Imprisoned for up to 1990--- total 27 years in Prison
• Was the world's most famous but perhaps least recognisable
political prisoner.
• 1994 - Mandela published Long Walk to Freedom, an
autobiography based around a manuscript he had written in
prison.

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Nelson Mandela- United South Africa
• Became First Black president of South Africa in 1994.
• Worked to ease the dangerous political differences in
country and to build up the South African economy.
• Healthcare and Education for Children, Provided
electricity to rural and specifically black people areas
• Set a standard for Presidential Position years to come

6. Now UN stated Award by Nelson Mandela Prize started in 2015 to the
outstanding achievements and contributions inWorld
Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July is observed by the UN since 2010
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Nelson Mandela- Awards and Recognition
1. Nobel Peace Prize (1993)
2. Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002)
3. Bharat Ratna (1990)
4. Sakharov Prize (1988)
5. Congressional Gold Medal (1998)
6. Gandhi Peace Prize (2001)
7. United Nations Prize in the Field of Human
Rights (1988)
8. Lenin Peace Prize (1990)
9. Philadelphia Liberty Medal (1993)
10.Gandhi–King Award (1999)
11.Isitwalandwe Medal (1992)
12.Arthur Ashe Courage Award (2009)
13.Princess of Asturias Award for International
Cooperation (1992)
14.Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
Understanding (1979)

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Nelson Mandela- Personality Traits
1. Show grit and determination.
2. Man of peace, showed forgiveness.
3. He was humble. full of hope, not hate and patient.
4. Focused on goals and a mission beyond himself (Remember 27 years
in Jail!)
5. Had remarkable endurance.
6. Never fake perfections: didn’t hide his faults or failings.

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Nelson Mandela- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Extroverted vs. Introverted (E or I)
Sensing vs. Intuitive (S or N)
Thinking vs. Feeling (T or F)
Judging vs. Perceiving (J or P)
Nelson Mandela- INFJ The Counselor
1. Introverted - quiet and shy
2. Intuitive -rely on unconscious process, look at big picture
3. Feeling - rely on their personal values and emotions
4. Judging -want control, prefer their world to be ordered
and Structured

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Nelson Mandela- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Nelson Mandela- INFJ The Counselor
1. “Advocate" or the "Idealist”
2. Creative, gentle, and caring, usually reserved but highly sensitive to how others feel
3. Typically idealistic, with high moral standards and a strong focus on the future
4. Enjoy thinking about deep topics and contemplating the meaning of life
5. One of the rarest with just 1-3 % of the population exhibiting this personality type
• Can be overly sensitive
• Sometimes difficult to get to know
• Can have overly high expectations
• Stubborn
• Dislikes confrontation
• Sensitive to the needs of others
• Reserved
• Highly creative and artistic
• Focused on the future
• Values close, deep relationships
• Enjoys thinking about the meaning of life
• Idealistic
Strengths Weakness

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Nelson Mandela- Inferences
1. Environmental and Socio- Psychological factors has influenced Mandela’s
Personality.
2. His belief on Non – Violence and focus on goals was reflected throughout his life (highly
motivated by Mahatma Gandhi)’.
3. Though, he can be characterized by idealism; but he understood the world, both the
good and the bad, and hoped to be able to make it better.
4. He is true Advocate of Freedom and Peace.

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References
Nelson Mandela
1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261632661_Nelson_Rholihlahla_Mande
la_Personality_traits_as_depicted_in_selected_isiXhosa_poetry
2. https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography
3. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137478122_7
4. https://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/mandela_prize.shtml

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