Turning Points:
- When his father died, Mandela becoming a chief of his local tribe.
- Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African,so Mandela became involved in politics.
- Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
- in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate.
- Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
- In 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- .Mandela’s release in 1990.
- retiring from office.
- Mandela is one of the politicians who have gone beyond a political role.
The Achievements:
- Mandela finishing his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
- In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
- Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
- In 1944 Mandela helped people in the prison.
- 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
- He is one of the few poNelson Mandelais also associated with many educational programmes and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaign.
- Mandela is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.
- In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk