1. Nelson Mandela Bio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-Xs

2. Early Years
Born Rolihlahla on July 18, 1918 in the tiny village of Mvezo (Transkei, South Africa)
Father was a tribal chief who had lost his power
First in his family to go to school
At age 9, his father died so he went to live with a tribal chief of the Thembu people

3. Personal Life Nelson Mandela was married 3 times
Evelyn Mase
Winnie Madikizela
Graca Machel
Fathered 6 children and 17 grandchildren

4. As a young man, he was a lawyer and political activist
Nelson Mandela
As a young man, he was a lawyer and political activist

5. He worked with the ANC to try and end apartheid in South Africa
At first he used civil disobedience, boycotts, and nonviolent protests, but overtime he supported the ANC’s acts of violence. Why?

6. He was imprisoned at Robben Island for 27 years, but continued to work against apartheid.

7. “During this lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” -Nelson Mandela

8. Nelson Mandela’s prison cell for 27 years

9. After South Africa officially ended the apartheid, Nelson Mandela was released from prison -1990

12. Mandela was elected president of the ANC and continued to work for a democratic South Africa

13. In 1993, he won the Nobel Peace Prize

14. In 1994, South Africa held its first democratic election where all races were allowed to vote
People waited in long lines

15. He became South Africa’s first black president and served until 1999

16. 1995 World Cup Rugby Champions

19. Nelson Mandela died on Thursday, December 5, 2013.