Nelson Mandela Biography/ By Joseph Genovese
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Nelson Mandela was born on July 18th in a small South African village to a local chief and his third wife. He was the first person in his family to receive a western education, and was inspired to study law after witnessing the democracy of African tribal governance at an early age. Mandela became a sought after lawyer in Johannesburg. After moving to the village of Qunu, north of Mvezo, he becomes a herd-boy, looking after sheep and cattle, and learns to sling–shot, stick–fight and gathers honey and fruits.
Nelson Mandela is the youngest son of his father's four wives, and the only surviving son. Mandela’s birth name Rolihlahla means, “to pull a branch of a tree” or “troublemaker”. Mandela is named Rolihlahla at birth, given the Western name Nelson at 7 years old by his schoolteacher, then given the name Dalibunga at age 16 after a manhood ceremony, and often referred to as Madiba (the name of his clan) out of respect. There were many musical tributes to Nelson Mandela: The British group Special AKA released “Free Nelson Mandela” in 1984; Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour released the album Nelson Mandela in 1985; a tribute concert in honor of Mandela’s 70th birthday was held at London’s Wembley Stadium in 1988.Sidney Poitier played Nelson Mandela in the 1997 film “Mandela and De Klerk”. Nelson Mandela's prison number was 46664 — representing that he is the 466th prisoner on Robben Island in 1964.
Nelson Mandela was an avid boxer and would train several times a week at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (DOCC) in Johannesburg.
Nelson Mandela holds honorary degrees from more than 50 universities around the world.Visit our Award-Winning Celebrating Black History web site and meet 200 famous icons, take an interactive journey through Black History with our timeline which includes photos, videos, quizzes, fast facts and much more! South African statesman and president (1994-99). Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Mandela's father had four wives and Mandela's mother, Nosekeni Fanny, was the third. He spent most of his childhood with his mother's family and was the first member to attend school. It was there that a Methodist teacher gave him the name Nelson, finding Rolihlahla too difficult to pronounce. Nelson's father died when he was nine, and the boy was adopted by the Regent Jongintaba and groomed to assume high office. As Thembu royalty, Nelson attended Wesleyan mission school, Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Wesleyan college. He studied at Fort Hare University but was asked to leave after boycotting against university policies. Was important to African American history .
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/featured-biography/nelson-mandela.jsp
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18th in a small South African village to a local chief and his third wife. He was the first person in his family to receive a western education, and was inspired to study law after witnessing the democracy of African tribal governance at an early age. Mandela became a sought after lawyer in Johannesburg. After moving to the village of Qunu, north of Mvezo, he becomes a herd-boy, looking after sheep and cattle, and learns to sling–shot, stick–fight and gathers honey and fruits.
Nelson Mandela is the youngest son of his father's four wives, and the only surviving son. Mandela’s birth name Rolihlahla means, “to pull a branch of a tree” or “troublemaker”. Mandela is named Rolihlahla at birth, given the Western name Nelson at 7 years old by his schoolteacher, then given the name Dalibunga at age 16 after a manhood ceremony, and often referred to as Madiba (the name of his clan) out of respect. There were many musical tributes to Nelson Mandela: The British group Special AKA released “Free Nelson Mandela” in 1984; Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour released the album Nelson Mandela in 1985; a tribute concert in honor of Mandela’s 70th birthday was held at London’s Wembley Stadium in 1988.Sidney Poitier played Nelson Mandela in the 1997 film “Mandela and De Klerk”. Nelson Mandela's prison number was 46664 — representing that he is the 466th prisoner on Robben Island in 1964.
Nelson Mandela was an avid boxer and would train several times a week at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (DOCC) in Johannesburg.
Nelson Mandela holds honorary degrees from more than 50 universities around the world.Visit our Award-Winning Celebrating Black History web site and meet 200 famous icons, take an interactive journey through Black History with our timeline which includes photos, videos, quizzes, fast facts and much more! South African statesman and president (1994-99). Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. Mandela's father had four wives and Mandela's mother, Nosekeni Fanny, was the third. He spent most of his childhood with his mother's family and was the first member to attend school. It was there that a Methodist teacher gave him the name Nelson, finding Rolihlahla too difficult to pronounce. Nelson's father died when he was nine, and the boy was adopted by the Regent Jongintaba and groomed to assume high office. As Thembu royalty, Nelson attended Wesleyan mission school, Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Wesleyan college. He studied at Fort Hare University but was asked to leave after boycotting against university policies. Was important to African American history .
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