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Share this • Share on Facebook: Nelson Mandela – Biographical Share this content on Facebook Facebook • Tweet: Nelson Mandela – Biographical Share this content on Twitter Twitter • Share on LinkedIn: Nelson Mandela – Biographical Share this content on LinkedIn LinkedIn • Share via Email: Nelson Mandela – Biographical Share this content via Email Email this page Nelson Mandela Biographical Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Hendry Mphakanyiswa of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party’s apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961. After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela’s campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the gover...

Childhood in the Eastern Cape Mandela in Umtata, in his first suit, presented to him by the Paramount Chief of the abaThembu, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. © Mayibuye Centre. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the Madiba clan. Mandela’s original name was Rolihlahla, which literally means ‘pulling the branch of a tree’, or colloquially, ‘troublemaker’. He was given the name, ‘Nelson’, by his White missionary school teacher at the age of seven. He has also been known as Dalibunga, his circumcision name, as well as Madiba, his clan name. His father, Mgadla, was one of the grandsons of Ngubengcuka, a king of the Mgadla Mandela, in line with the traditional leadership structures, was chief of the Mvezo district. Mgadla was a traditionalist and Nonqaphi was his third wife. He was involved in a minor dispute with the local White magistrate regarding cattle and refused a summons to appear before the magistrate as he did not believe that the matter fell under the colonial government's purview. As a result, he was charged with insubordination and the colonial authorities stripped him of his chieftainship, land and cattle on the 1 October 1926 without any consultation with the Paramount Chief, Sampu Jongilizwe. The Mandela family was thus forced to move to Qunu, a little village in the Eastern Cape. Mgadla Mandela was known to be a close confident and senior co...

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The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Facts Also Known As Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela • Madiba Mandela Born July 18, 1918 • Died December 5, 2013 (aged 95) • Title / Office Political Affiliation Awards And Honors Notable Works Notable Family Members spouse Did You Know? • Mandela's marriage to Evelyn Ntoko Mase ended in divorce in the mid-1950s after she told him to choose between his political work and her. • Starting in 2002, Mandela encouraged AIDS awareness and treatment, despite the stigma surrounding the disease. • After returning home partway through university, Mandela fled to Johannesburg to avoid an arranged marriage. • Mandela's primary school was a local missionary school where he became known as Nelson. Photos and Videos