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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ m æ n ˈ d ɛ l ə / man-DEL-ə, [1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; 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.
United States: President Barack Obama gave a 4 1 ⁄ 2 minute speech after the announcement of Mandela's death, saying "I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life, I would study his words, his writings. The day he was released from prison gave me sense of what human beings can do when they're guided by ...
Date of Birth Date of Death Longevity (Years, Days) Longevity (Days) 1: Nelson Mandela: 18 July 1918: 5 December 2013: 95 years, 140 days: 34,839 days 2: Marais Viljoen: 2 December 1915: 4 January 2007: 91 years, 33 days: 33,271 days 3: P. W. Botha: 12 January 1916: 31 October 2006: 90 years, 292 days: 33,165 days 4: Charles Robberts Swart: 5 ...
Children passing a Nelson Mandela wall mural in the Township Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Alamy I spent a couple of months this summer researching and writing a children's biography, Nelson ...
This day in 1996, Nelson Mandela historically stepped down as President of South Africa. According to South African History Online, On 7 July 1996,in a television broadcast President Nelson ...
This is a list of dignitaries at the state memorial service of Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa. [1] Mandela died on 5 December 2013. Many heads of state and government attended the state memorial service on Tuesday, 10 December 2013, at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
A coffee table book authored by Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Dr. Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, takes a look at the family man behind the statesman with never-before-seen private photography.
Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 [1] – 2 April 2018), [2] also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and the second wife of Nelson Mandela.