Nelson Mandela

Turning Points:

1.Whilst at university Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
2.Mandela resigned from the ANC and worked underground.
3. In the late 50s,  Mandela and several others were charged with treason.
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 release in 1990.
7. Nelson Mandela lost his eldest son to the HIV epidemic disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.

Achievements:
1.  Mandela finished his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
2.. In 1952 Mandela and his friend Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa. 
3. Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
4. He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high in prison.
5. 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. 
6. He received many prestigious awards.
7. In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk.