Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nickname: 'Madiba'
Former President of South Africa
Born 18-07-1918
in 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 new book about Nelson Mandela entitled Nelson Mandela by Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations, was released.
Business Address
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 (QC) | 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
media exposure
Author | Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations | 2011
Author | Long Walk to Freedom | 1994
An extended version of No Easy Walk to Freedom, published by Heinemann in 1965. Mandela worked on it secretly while in prison.
Author | No Easy Walk to Freedom | 1965
A collection of articles, speeches, letters and trial transcripts documenting Mandela's life and imprisonment.
Activities
Memberships
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 (NALGOA) 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
ANC Youth League
President, 1948 - 1952
ANC Youth League
Secretary, 1947 - 1948
