Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandelawas a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congressparty from 1991 to 1997...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth18 July 1918
CityMvezo, South Africa
Forget the past.
If you make one gift this year, make it the gift of knowledge.
Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.
Let your greatness bloom.
In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.
As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.
You negotiate in bad faith if you do not forgive your adversary.
I'm not going to sit here and argue with you. Just PUT THE BLOODY METER ON.
South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.
I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.
It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. For historians, academics, writers and journalists to reflect great lives according to their own subjective canon.
The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk
Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.
I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.