Nelson Mandela

South African statesman, anti-apartheid leader, president from 1994 to 1999

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About

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) is an iconic figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. Joining the ANC in 1944, he co-founded the military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, he spent 27 years in detention, becoming a global symbol of resistance. Released in 1990, he led negotiations that ended apartheid and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 with F.W. de Klerk. Elected South Africa's first Black president in 1994, he promoted national reconciliation through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His legacy inspires the defense of human rights.

Major works

Long Walk to Freedom (1994)autobiography
Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years (2017)memoir

Key milestones

1964Sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial
1993Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk
1994Elected first Black president of South Africa

Themes

Anti-apartheid struggleNational reconciliationHuman rightsSocial justiceLeadership

Sources: nobelprize.org · britannica.com

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Motivation

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Education

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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.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Personal Development

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“I1 If=. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Motivation

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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Politics

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“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

— Nelson MandelaTheme · Politics

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