Nelson Mandela

Timeline:

18 July 1918 -bornIn

1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League
1962- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
 1990- releas from the preason
1993-Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

 10 May 1994- Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999

Nelson Mandela's turning point

 In 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. South Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC. This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK

Nelson Mandela's achivements

1990-Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999