His early life Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 th July 1918, in small village called Mevzo near Umtata in south Africa His father's name was Gadla Henty Mphakanyisw Mandela, and his mother’s name was Nosekeni Fanny His family was quite wealthy, and Mandela had a happy childhood, but at the age of 9 yrs he lost his father
Education He got his primary school education at Methodist school where he was given the name Nelson In 1939, Mandela began work on a BA degree at the University of Fort Hare there he met K. D. Matanzima , as well as Oliver Tambo , And there where he first confronted with Injustice of the Supremacy of the whites. After they organized a strike Mandela and Tambo were expelled from the University He stayed with a cousin in George Goch Township, who introduced Mandela to realtor and ANC activist Walter Sisulu . The latter secured Mandela a job as an articled clerk at the law firm of Witkin, Mandela began studying law at the University of the Witwatersran d in1943
Early revolutionary activity In August 1943 Mandela Marched in support of a successful bus boycott to reverse for rises disagree with Mda's approach In December 1947 he supported an unsuccessful measure to expel communists from the ANCYL considering their ideology un-African . In 1947 he was elected to the executive committee of the ANC’s Transvaal province branch.
As a revolutionary . Mandela took Xuma's place on the ANC national executive in March 1950,and that same year was elected national president of the ANCYL In 1952, the ANC began preparation for a joint Defiance Campaign against apartheid with Indian and communist groups, At a Durban rally on 22 June, Mandela addressed an assembled crowd of 10,000 people, initiating the campaign protests for which he was arrested and briefly interned in Marshall Square prison, These events established Mandela as one of the best-known black political figures in South Africa, Mandela was elected to be regional president in October.
Imprisonment On 5 August 1962, police captured Mandela along with fellow activist Cecil Williams near Howick . In 1964, Mandela and his co-accused were transferred from Pretoria to the prison on Robben Island 1964–1982 In April 1982, Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town 1982–1988 Recovering from tuberculosis exacerbated by the damp conditions in his cell, [191] Mandela was moved to Victor Verster Prison , near Paarl , in December 1988. 1988–1990 in February 1990 Mandela released from prison .
Presidency of South Africa: 1994–1999 . With the election set for 27 April 1994, the ANC began campaigning, at which Mandela could appear, as a popular figure with great status among black South Africans. . The newly elected National Assembly's first act was to formally elect Mandela as South Africa's first black chief executive. . Mandela grew to rely heavily on him throughout his presidency, allowing him to shape policy details .
In February 2011, Mandela was briefly hospitalised with a respiratory infection , In June 2013, his lung infection worsened and he was readmitted to a Pretoria hospital in serious condition. After suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection, Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95 .
Why I like Mandela Because he want the gustice between everyone . White people think that black people is poor but not like that we are all same just one different don’t let us be different .