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
Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.
Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government.
call for a partnership of Africa and the United States, developing and developed countries to bring about a transfer of resources.
But I'd like to declare that, when we have differed on an issue, at the end of that my respect for him is enhanced,
The Free State Landscape gladdens my heart, no matter what my mood. When I am here I feel that nothing can shut me in and that my thoughts can roam as far as the horizons.
the histories of our two peoples correspond in such painful and poignant ways that I intensely feel myself at home amongst my compatriots.
Among our country's major challenges are crime, joblessness and corruption,
All South Africans would want me to take this opportunity to convey in person our heartfelt condolences at the tragic event which afflicted your family recently,