Nelson Mandela was born on July18,1918 in a village called Mvezo. When he had only 12 years old his father, Henry Mandela, died, and Nelson Mandela needed to move to Qunu, where he started the primary school.
Nelson Mandela graduated in 1943. He started his career as a lawer, after that he became a rebel leader, and in 1994 he was elected the first South Africa`s black president.
In 1994 Nelson Mandela married to Evelyn Mase. They had two sons, Madiba Thembekile and Makgatho and two daughters, the both called Makaziwe, the first died in infancy. In 1958 they divorced.
On 14 June 1958, he married to Winnie Madikileza, and in 1996 they divorced. The couple had two daughters Zenani and Zindziswa.
In 1962 he was arrested because he was acused of treason. In 1982 Nelson Mandela was transfered to Pallsmoor Prison.
On 12 August, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. After that hge was transfered to a house prison.
In 1990 he was released. Three years later, in 1993, Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prise.
In 1998 he married to his third and last wife, Graça Machel.
In the apartheid era, Nelson Mandela fought alongside blacks to defending their rights, including the freedom and a world without prejudice. Apartheid was a system that forced blacks to live apart from whites.
On December 5, 2013 and 95 years old, Nelson Mandela died.
