| Full Name |
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela |
| Date of Birth |
18 July 1918 |
| Place of Birth |
Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Date of Death |
5 December 2013 |
| Place of Death |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
South Africa |
| Education |
University College of Fort Hare, University of Witwatersrand, University of London (external programme) |
| Profession |
Lawyer, Anti-apartheid revolutionary, Politician |
| Years of Activity |
1944-2013 |
| Brief Information |
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was instrumental in dismantling apartheid and establishing a multiracial democracy in South Africa. Mandela spent 27 years in prison for his activism before becoming the country's first black head of state. |