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Nelson Mandela born
Nelson Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape. -
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Primary School
He attended primary school in Qunu. Were his teacher give him the name Nelson. -
Nelson Mandelas fathers died
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Completed university
He completed his BA through the University of South Africa and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943. -
Nelson Mandela married his first wife
In 1944 Nelson Mandela married Evelyn Ntoko Mase. -
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Studying for an LLB at the University of the Witwatersrand
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chosen as the National Volunteer-in-Chief of the Defiance Campaign
In 1952 he was chosen as the National Volunteer-in-Chief of the Defiance Campaign with Maulvi Cachalia as his deputy -
Nelson Mandela arrested.
Nelson Mandela got arrested. -
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The marathan trial
They been 5 years from he got arrested to he was acquitted -
Divorced
He and his wife divorced in 1958. -
Nelson Mandela married for the second time
During the trial, Nelson married a social worker, Winnie Madikizela. -
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Nelson Mandela married to his second wife
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Nelson Mandela first time in prison
Nelson Mandela was in prison many times of his life. -
Armed strugle
In June 1961 he was asked to lead the armed struggle and helped to establish Umkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation), which launched on 16 December 1961 with a series of explosions. -
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Nelson escape South Africa and return
Nelson Mandela toke to England to Miltary trained. -
Charged for leaving the country
He was charged with leaving the country without a permit and inciting workers to strike. He was convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, which he began serving at the Pretoria Local Prison. On 27 May 1963 he was transferred to Robben Island and returned to Pretoria on 12 June. Within a month police raided Liliesleaf, a secret hideout in Rivonia, Johannesburg, used by ANC and Communist Party activists, and several of his comrades were arrested. -
He joined 10 others on trial
On 9 October 1963 Mandela joined 10 others on trial for sabotage in what became known as the Rivonia Trial. While facing the death penalty his words to the court at the end of his famous "Speech from the Dock" on 20 April 1964 became immortalised -
Speech from the Dock
I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. -
Mandela imprisonment
On 11 June 1964 Mandela and seven other accused, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Denis Goldberg, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni, were convicted and the next day were sentenced to life imprisonment. Goldberg was sent to Pretoria Prison because he was white, while the others went to Robben Island. -
Nelson Mandelas mother died
Nelson Mandelas mother died when Nelson was in jail. -
Mandela transferred to new prison
On 31 March 1982 Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town with Sisulu, Mhlaba and Mlangeni. -
Mandela diagnosed with tuberculosis.
On 12 August 1988 he was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. -
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Tuberculosis sick
Nelson lived in two diffrent hospital under his imprisonment. -
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Mandela imprisonment
After more than three months in two hospitals he was transferred on 7 December 1988 to a house at Victor Verster Prison near Paarl where he spent his last 14 months of imprisonment. He was released from its gates on Sunday 11 February 1990, nine days after the unbanning of the ANC and the PAC and nearly four months after the release of his remaining Rivonia comrades. Throughout his imprisonment he had rejected at least three conditional offers of release. -
Mandela got elected for president
Mandela immersed himself in official talks to end white minority rule and in 1991 was elected ANC President. -
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Nelson Mandela president of South Africa
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Nelson Mandelas childrens fond created.
Nelson Mandela created in 1995 a fond for childrens care. -
Divorced again
Divorced with his second wife -
Nelson Mandela married his third wife
Nelson Mandela married his third wife, on his 80th birthday. Graca Machel was the name of his last wife. -
Mandela steps down as president
True to his promise, Mandela stepped down in 1999 after one term as President. He continued to work with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund he set up in 1995 and established the Nelson Mandela Foundation and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. -
Mandela steps down as president
True to his promise, Mandela stepped down in 1999 after one term as President. He continued to work with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund he set up in 1995 and established the Nelson Mandela Foundation and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. -
Grandson Mandla Mandela
In April 2007 his grandson, Mandla Mandela, was installed as head of the Mvezo Traditional Council at a ceremony at the Mvezo Great Place. -
Nelson Mandela died
Nelson Mandela in 2013 in his home in Johannesburg, he had a age of 95 when he died.
