About Them…

  • Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 July 18th in Mvezo a village near Mthatha in the Trskei and he died in 2013 Decmber 13th in thoughton Estate, South Africa, Age 95. He give the freedoom to people in South Africa. Nelson Mandela is a hero because he spend half on his life in prison fighting for Soulth Africa.
  • Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
  • Nelson Mandela’s father, who was destined to be a chief, served as a counselor to tribal chiefs for several years, but lost both his title and fortune over a dispute with the local colonial magistrate.
  • At the suggestion of one of his father’s friends, Mandela was baptized in the Methodist Church. He went on to become the first in his family to attend school. 
  • Nelson after his release from prison, Mandela holds his baby granddaughter with his wife Winnie by his side in 1990.      http://www.biography.com/#!/people/nelson-mandela-9397017#synopsis&

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