Heroes for a Better World

Nelson Mandela
(1918-)

South Africa's 1st Black President
1981 Bruno Kreisky Prize for Human Rights
1983 International Simón Bolívar Prize
1999 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
1993 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
2000 Gandhi Peace Prize
2000 National Freedom Award
2002 Presidential Medal of Freedom | The Elders

birthdate: July 18
birthplace:
Transkei, South Africa

Nelson Mandela was one of the leaders to end segregation (apartheid) in South Africa. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for trying to overthrow the government and remained in prison until 1990. During his years in prison he became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement that was finding support all around the world. In 1993 he and the President of South Africa, F. W. De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end apartheid and bring justice and reconciliation to South Africa. The next year, South Africa held its first multiracial election and Nelson Mandela was elected as president. Nelson Mandela helped set a powerful example as he stressed healing his nation through reconciliation and forgiveness instead of retaliation for the injustice that had been done. On his 89th birthday in July 2007, Nelson Mandela announced that Peter Gabriel and billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson would be providing the funding to launch The Elders, an international group of some of the world's leading social change advocates like Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson and Muhammad Yunus to address the planet's most pressing social issues.


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