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full biography of nelson mandela from his childhood to president

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/[1], Xhosa: [xoliɬaˈɬa manˈdɛla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.

His Excellency
Nelson Mandela

Mandela in Johannesburg on 13 May 2008

1st President of South AfricaIn office
10 May 1994 – 16 June 1999DeputyThabo Mbeki
F. W. de KlerkPreceded byF. W. de Klerk
as State PresidentSucceeded byThabo Mbeki11th President of the
African National CongressIn office
7 July 1991 – 20 December 1997DeputyWalter Sisulu
Thabo MbekiPreceded byOliver TamboSucceeded byThabo Mbeki19th Secretary General of the
Non-Aligned MovementIn office
2 September 1998 – 16 June 1999Preceded byAndrés Pastrana ArangoSucceeded byThabo MbekiPersonal detailsBornRolihlahla Mandela
18 July 1918
Mvezo, Cape Province, South AfricaDied5 December 2013 (aged 95)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaCause of deathRespiratory infectionResting placeMandela Graveyard
Qunu, Eastern Cape, South AfricaPolitical partyAfrican National CongressOther political
affiliationsSouth African Communist PartySpouse(s)

Evelyn Ntoko Mase (m. 1944; div. 1958)Winnie Madikizela (m. 1958; div. 1996)Graça Machel (m. 1998)

Children6 (including Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindziswa)ParentsNosekeni Fanny
Gadla Henry MphakanyiswaAlma mater

University of Fort HareUniversity of LondonUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Occupation

Activist Politician Philanthropist Lawyer

Known forAnti-Apartheid MovementAwards

Sakharov Prize (1988)Bharat Ratna (1990)Nishan-e-Pakistan (1992)Nobel Peace Prize (1993)Order of LeninPresidential Medal of Freedom(hundreds more...)

Notable work(s)Long Walk to FreedomWebsitenelsonmandela.orgNickname(s)

Madiba Dalibunga

A Xhosa, Mandela was born to the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, British South Africa. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics, joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944. After the National Party's white-only government established apartheid, a syste