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Nelson Mandela

  • Born

    Born
    He was born on July 18th, 1918
  • ANC

    ANC
    He founded the Youth League of the African National Congress.
  • First wife

    First wife
    He married with his first wife, Evelyn. They had a daughter and two son.
  • Arrest

    Arrest
    Mandela and others are arrested and charged under the Suppression of Communism Act. They received a suspended prison sentence.
  • Vice-president

    Vice-president
    He was elected national vice-president of the ANC.
  • Second wife

    Second wife
    He married Winnie Madikizela. They separated in April 1992 and divorced four years later.
  • Left the country

    Left the country
    He left the country in secret. He traveled to receive military training in Morocco and Ethiopia. On his return to South Africa, he was captured and sentenced to five years in prison for illegally leaving the country.
  • Acussed

    Acussed
    While he was serving with the sentence of five years in prison, Mandela was accused for conspiracy and sabotage.
  • Life imprisonment

    Life imprisonment
    Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment in Robben Island, a prison off the coast of Cape Town.
  • Release

    Release
    Mandela is released.
  • President-ANC

    President-ANC
    He was elected president of the ANC.
  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    He won the Nobel Peace Prize
  • First black president

    First black president
    Mandela swore as the first black president of South Africa.
  • Erasing last references

    Erasing last references
    USA lawmakers erased references to Mandela as a "terrorist" from the national databases.
  • Death

    Death
    Nelson Mandela died in his home in Johannesburg after suffering a long lung infection.