Nelson Mandela
Gender:
Male
Born:
July 18, 1918 - Mvezo, South Africa
Died:
December 05, 2013
About this author
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Mandela served 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island, and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. An international campaign lobbied for his release. He was released in 1990, during a time of escalating civil strife.
Quotes by Nelson Mandela
There is no passion to be found in playing small in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living.