Short Biography Nelson Mandela

turning point: 

• When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
• Whilst at university Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. 
•  In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949.
• However in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate.
• However by 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990. 

achievements: 

• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa. 
• However 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.
• His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population.
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk.