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The Elders[3] is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as senior statesmen, peace activists and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela [4] in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working together for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet".
Mandela during his 1994 visit to the US Recorded on 4 October 1994. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [ 1 ]Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to ...
The vision of Nelson Mandela Foundation is to contribute to building a society that remembers its past, listens to all voices, and pursues social justice for all. [3] Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, in a village called Mvezo in the Transkei area of southern Africa. He established the Truth and Commission, providing a safe place to investigate ...
Nelson and Winnie Mandela given honorary membership of the National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom. Awarded freedom of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, by the European Parliament. Honorary Doctorate conferred, University of Carabobo, Venezuela, June.
The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 200 bed specialist paediatric hospital that provides caring, child- and family-centred environment to treat and support critically ill children. The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Trust was established and tasked with raising R1 billion to bring the specialist paediatric hospital ...
But his surroundings certainly helped form his career path -- and his future. In the small village of Mvezo, Mandela -- then known as Rolihlahla -- was the son of an advisor to a tribal chief. His ...
The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party, NP), also known as the Nationalist Party, [2][3][4] was a political party in South Africa from 1914 to 1997, which was responsible for the implementation of apartheid rule. The party was an Afrikaner ethnic nationalist party, which initially promoted the interests of Afrikaners but later became a ...
Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography by South Africa 's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, and it was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. [1][2] The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed ...