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
The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you....As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans.
History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks.
Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.
I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have historically been victims of prejudice.
There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires
The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person,
Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.
There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.
I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.
I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.
The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity
There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side