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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ mænˈdɛlə / 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. He was the country's first black head of state and the first ...
Nelson and Winnie Mandela given honorary membership of the National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom. Awarded freedom of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, by the European Parliament. Honorary Doctorate conferred, University of Carabobo, Venezuela, June.
Nishan-e-Pakistan (Urdu: نشانِ پاکستان, lit. ' Grand Cross of the Order of Pakistan ') is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. [2] It is awarded to "those who have rendered services of highest distinction" to the national interest of Pakistan. Nishan is awarded to government officials and civilians ...
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 ...
27-10-2019. Met with President Ilham Aliyev and attended 18th Non Alignment Movement (NAM) Summit in Baku. 5. China. 16-03-2020. 17-03-2020. President Arif Alvi met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. 6. Turkey.
Commemoration of Nelson Mandela: December 10–15, 2013 South Africa: Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Qunu: at least 1,000 [132] [133] (state funeral) at least 1,000,000 [133] Funeral of Berkin Elvan: March 12, 2014 Turkey: Istanbul, and all around Turkey (as a part of the Gezi park protests) 2,000,000 [134] State funeral of Lee Kuan Yew: March 23 ...
The Elders[3] is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as senior statesmen, peace activists and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela [4] in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working together for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet".
Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography by South Africa 's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, and it was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. [1][2] The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed ...