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
It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.
Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.
I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.
We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.
It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.
There is no reason why sufferers should hide that they have been infected by this pandemic, ... when you keep quiet you are signing your own death warrant.
Every country in the world faces challenges. One of our challenges here is to ensure that we deal with poverty, lack of education.
as if fire was shooting through my veins. Now I might marry, set up my own home and plough my own field.
The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent policies have been taken as a green light for government violence. Refusal to resort to force has been interpreted by the government as an invitat
Today we stand at the grave of one of the greatest among that generation of great freedom fighters.
We must act together to bring some credibility to the process,
We have failed to take HIV/AIDS seriously, ... That failure is a betrayal of our struggle for social justice and hope for our society.
We all felt on top of the world. It was a justification for the sacrifices which had been made by our people since the arrival of whites in this country in 1652.