nelson mandela
Former President of the Republic of South Africa, his full name, "Nelson Roulihlala Mandela", was born on July 18 1918 in the village of "mezzo" area of Transkei, was "Mandela," the first to receive an education in his family, Vakzb name "Nelson" from the mentor who found it difficult to the name "Rolihlahla" bands, after his tribe was known as "Madiba."
The father of the "Nelson Mandela" died while still in the age of nine, was the uncle is in charge of him until he completed his education and earned a law degree from the University of South Africa, and then completed his studies in law at the University of Witwatersrand.
Married "Mandela" from his first wife, "Evelyn Diamonds" in 1944, but they divorced in 1957 after he fathered her three children, and in 1958 he married "Winnie Madikizela" which has had an active role in the campaign called for the launch of her husband's release from prison, but they She divorced in 1992 to marry is in the eighty-year-old widow of Mozambique, "Graca Machel."
He grew up "Mandela" in a political atmosphere deny the political, social and economic rights of the black majority in South Africa, which has had a significant impact in the formation of his opposition to the regime in South Africa, and in 1942 joined the National Council of Africa, which had been calling for the defense of the black majority rights in South Senegal.
Mandela was initially calls for non-armed resistance against racial discrimination policies, but after the shooting of unarmed demonstrators in 1960, and the adoption of laws prohibiting anti-racist groups, he decided with a group of the National Council of the African leaders opened the door of the armed resistance.
"Nelson Mandela" became one of the most prominent politicians in the world who have fought for a democratic system in South Africa depends on the ethnic pluralism instead of Racial Discrimination, which was introduced to the arrest of more than 27 years in prison, to be the appeal editing Mandela from prison, a symbol of rejection of apartheid.
On February 11, 1990 have been released, "Mandela" by order of the President of the Republic, "Frederik Willem de Klerk," and played a prominent role in promoting peace in other regions in conflict to get it on the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Filled "Mandela" after his release post of President of the Council of Africa during the period (June 1991-December 1997), also became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. During his reign has seen South Africa great transition from minority rule to majority rule.
Since stepping down, "Nelson" Mandela as president in 1999, he became the most prominent ambassador to South Africa and participated in many public activities where the campaigns against HIV, "AIDS" disease systems, has also worked on for South Africa the right to host the World Cup championship in 2010.
However, the veteran politician "Nelson Mandela" was announced in 2004 his retirement from public life to allow him to spend more time with his family and friends, and did not show up only a few times.
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