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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Nickname: 'Madiba'

Former President of South Africa


Born 18-07-1918 in Umtata South Africa

Nelson Mandela was the first South African president of a truly democratic South Africa. He was elected president in 1994, in South Africa's first democratic vote, and served until 1999. Prior to becoming president, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist: the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC and both Transvaal president of the ANC and deputy national president. In 1952 Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the first black legal firm in the country. Mandela served 27 years in prison, some of which were on Robben Island, after being convicted of “plotting to destroy the South African state by sabotage” at the now famous Rivonia trial . He was released from prison on 11 February 1990. Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, most notably the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. His birthday has been named Mandela Day in his honour, with the United Nations General Assembly observing the first ever annual 'Nelson Mandela Day' on Sunday, 18 July 2010. In 2011, a book about Nelson Mandela entitled Nelson Mandela by Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations, was released.


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Current Position(s)

President | Nelson Mandela Foundation
South Africa | 2010 - present

Social Development and Community Services

Co-founder and Member | The Elders
South Africa | 2007 - present

Social Development and Community Services

Previous Position(s)

South African President | Government of South Africa
South Africa | 1994 - 1999

Government, Public Administration and Defence

First Commander-in-Chief | Umkhonto we Sizwe
1961 - 1962

Social Development and Community Services

National Volunteer-in-Chief | Defiance Campaign | ANC Youth League
1952 - 1952

Government, Public Administration and Defence

National Secretary | Youth League | African National Congress
1948 - 1952

Government, Public Administration and Defence

Educational history

Tertiary

University of Havana, Cuba

Awarded in 1986

Honorary degree

Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic

Awarded in 1987

Honorary Doctorate

University of Carabobo, Venezuela

Awarded in 1988

Honorary Doctorate

University of Bologna

Awarded in 1988

Honorary Degree in Political Science

York University, Canada

Awarded in 1989

Honorary Doctor of Laws

University of the Witwatersrand

Awarded in 1991

Honorary Doctorate

University of Oxford

Honorary Doctorate

Rhodes University

Awarded in 2002

Honorary Doctor of Laws

University of Fort Hare

Completed 1942

Bachelor of Arts

Britains' Open University

Awarded in 2004

Honorary Doctorate

University of Cambridge

Honorary Doctorate

Open University

Awarded in 2004

Honorary Doctorate

University of Lesotho

Awarded in 1979

Honorary Doctor of Laws

Michigan State University

Awarded in 2008

LLD Honoris Causa

University of Lancaster, Britain

Awarded in 1983

Honorary Doctor of Laws

Free University of Brussels

Awarded in 1984

Honorary Bachelor of Laws

Ahmadu Bello University

Awarded in 1985

Honorary Doctor of Laws

University of Zimbabwe

Awarded in 1986

Honorary Doctor of Laws

University of Michigan

Awarded in 1986

Honorary Degree

Achievements

Awards

Honorary Citizen | Belgrade, Serbia

Ambassador of Conscience Award | Amnesty International's

Freedom of the City | City of Johannesburg

Congressional Medal of Achievement | Philippine Congress

Outstanding Children's Literary Work | Robert Well

Honourable Fellow | Magdalen College, Cambridge

First Annual King Shaka Award | King Goodwill Zwelithini

Honorary Canadian Citizenship | Governor General of Canada | 2001

Honourable Queens Council | Queen Elizabeth

Atatürk International Peace Prize | Turkey | 1999

Congressional Gold Medal for Being a Distinguished Citizen of the World | US Congress

Pierre de Coubertin International Fair Play Award | International Olympic Committee

Freedom of the City of Oxford

Philadelphia Liberty Medal | President Bill Clinton

Nobel Peace Prize | Nobel Awards | 1993

Nishan-e-Pakistan | Government of Pakistan | 1992

International Peace Prize | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Bharat Award | Government of India

Commander of the Order of Nigeria | Nigerian Government

He was the only second foreigner to receive this award.

Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria

Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Order | People's Republic of Angola

Lenin Peace Prize | Soviet Union | 1990

Freedom of the City of Harare | Harare, Zimbabwe

Agusto Cesa Sandino Award | Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua

Peace Prize | Tipperary Peace Committee

United Nation's Human Rights Forth Award | United Nations

Medal of Peace | People of Levkada

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought | European Parliament | 1988

Freedom of the City of Dublin | City of Dublin

Bremen Solidarity Prize | Federal Republic of Germany

Sakharov Prize | European Parliament

First Person to Receive the Freedom of the City of Sydney | Sydney

International Peace and Freedom Award | Workers International Centre

Alfonso Comin Foundation Peace Award | Alfonso Comin Foundation Barcelona

Third World Prize | Strategic and International Studies Group

Freedom of Borough of Islyn | Islwyn, Wales

Freedom of the Municipality of KweKwe | KweKwe,

W E B DuBois International Medal | National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

Diploma of Honour and Friendship | University of Rio de Janeiro

Freedom of the City of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil

Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize | Human Rights Institute of the bar of Bordeaux

Freedom of the City of Hull | Hull, United Kingdom

The Third World Prize-Social and Economic Studies | Third World Foundation

Playa Giro Award | Fidel Castro

Freedom of City of Aberdeen | 1984

Freedom of the City of Wijnegen | Belgium

Order of 'Star of International Friendship' in Gold | German Democratic Republic

Simon Bolivar Prize | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Simon Bolivar International Prize | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Freedom of the City of Glasgow Scroll | City of Glasgow | 1981

Dr Bruno Kreisky Prize for the field of Human Rights | D Bruno Kreisky

Jawaharlal Nehru Award | India

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National Union of Mineworkers

Honorary Life President, 1990 - present

Isipingo and District football Association, Natal

Patron, 1987 - present

National Union of Seamen, Britain

Honorary Member, 1986 - present

Writers and Journalist Against Apartheid

Life patron, 1985 - present

Students Association,University of Strathclyde, Scotland

Honorary Member, 1985 - present

Students' union of University of London

Honorary Life Member, 1975 - present

Students' union, University of Leeds, Britain

Honorary President, 1965 - present

Students Union University College London

Honorary President, 1964 - present

National and Local Government Officers Association Britain

Honorary Member, 1984 - present

National Union of Teachers, Great Britain

Honorary Member, 1988 - present

National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa

Honorary Life President, 1986 - present

Students' Union: London School of Economics and Political Science

Honorary Life President, 1982 - present

community

African National Congress

President, 1991 - 1997

African National Congress

Deputy President, 1990 - 1991

African National Congress Youth League

President, 1948 - 1952

African National Congress Youth League

Secretary, 1947 - 1948

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