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 very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.
One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this, we destroy dignity and pride. Every woman who has to sell her life for sex we condemn to a lifetime in prison. For every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women. For every woman infected by HIV, we destroy a generation.
No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying.
We can't win a war, but we can win an election.
People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness
The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy
Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war.