Short Biography Nelson Mandela

 turning points:

1. When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
2. In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949. 
3. By the late 50s, Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
4.  In 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate.
5.  By 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 
6. Mandela’s led to release in 1990.

  achievements:

1. In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa. The Transvaal Law Society tried to have it closed down.
2. On 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
3.  As president, Mandela presided over the transition from minority rule and apartheid. His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population.
4. In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk.