Nelson Mandela

Turning point

•  1952 he and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
• 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League.
• By the late 50s  Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground. 
• 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. 
• 1962  Mandela had been arrested.
• Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation., they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990.

Achievement:

•  on 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
• As president, Mandela presided over the transition from minority rule and apartheid. His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population.
•  he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards. Nelson Mandela is also associated with many educational programmers and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaign.
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.