Nelson Mandela – ShortBiography

                                             

                             Nelson Mandela 

 Achievement

• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer. 
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
•  On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa 
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
  

Turning point

•  Nelson  Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
• Mandela became involved in politics.
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground
• In 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
•  Mandela’s release in 1990