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
Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.
History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
If you want to change the world, help the women.
Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.
Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.
Sport has the power to change the world...to inspire...to unite people.
Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.
The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love.
If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.
I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.
To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity — a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.