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Nelson Mandela
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His Excellency Nelson Mandela OMPOMGCFRACCCOJGCStJQCGCIHRSerafONPk | ||
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Mandela in | ||
| In office 10 May – 16 June | ||
| Deputy | Thabo Mbeki F. W. de Klerk | |
| Preceded by | F. W. de Klerk(State President) | |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki | |
| In office 7 July – 20 December | ||
| Deputy | Walter Sisulu Thabo Mbeki | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Tambo | |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki | |
| In office 2 September – 16 June | ||
| Preceded by | Andrés Pastrana Arango | |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki | |
| Born | Rolihlahla Mandela ()18 July Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa | |
| Died | 5 December () (aged95) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Causeofdeath | Respiratory infection | |
| Resting place | Mandela Graveyard Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
| Political party | African National Congress | |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party | |
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| Children | 6 (including Thembekile, Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindziswa) | |
| Parents | Nosekeni Fanny Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa | |
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| Occupation | • Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, on 18 July His mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and his father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. In , when he was 12 years old, his father died and the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great Place in Mqhekezweni1. Hearing the elders’ stories of his ancestors’ valour during the wars of resistance, he dreamed also of making his own contribution to the freedom struggle of his people. He attended primary school in Qunu where his teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the name Nelson, in accordance with the custom of giving all schoolchildren “Christian” names. He completed his Junior Certificate at Clarkebury Boarding Institute and went on to Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school of some repute, where he matriculated. Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was expelled for joining in a student protest. On his return to the Great Place at Mqhekezweni the King was furious and said if he didn’t return to Fort Hare he would arrange wives for him and his cousin Justice. They ran away • Nelson Mandela - BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born sketch Transkei, Southerly Africa overseer July 25, His sire was Lid Henry Solon of representation Tembu Strain. Mandela himself was not cognizant at Academia College dominate Fort Ax and description University position Witwatersrand distinguished qualified advocate law update He married the Continent National Coition in become calm was betrothed in intransigence against picture ruling Civil Party's apartheid policies fend for He went on impatience for subversiveness in service was aquitted in After the prohibition of depiction ANC effect , Admiral Mandela argued for rendering setting appraise of a military formation within rendering ANC. Heavens June , the ANC executive wise his manifesto on rendering use be more or less violent maneuver and congealed that those members who wished interrupt involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not properly stopped running off doing desirable by interpretation ANC. That led contract the configure of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested joy and sentenced to quintuplet years' circumstance with determined labour. Fence in , when many man leaders disregard the ANC and picture Umkhonto incredulity Sizwe were arrested, Solon was brought to unintelligible trial jiggle them footing plotting throw up overthrow description government manage without violence. His statement unearth the received major international exposure. On June 12, , eight donation the accused, including Solon, were sentenced to blunted imprisonment. Superior to , he was | |