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 wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.
Times change, we need to change as well.
My family is very large. 42 million.
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu, religion is a great force, and it can help one have command of one's own morality, one's own behavior, and one's own attitude.
Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.
Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.