Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
2. State University Of Bangladesh
Presentation By
Md. Shorab Hossain
Program : MBA
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3. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African
anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader,
and philanthropist who served as President of
South Africa from 1994 to 1999
4. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918
in Mvezo, Umtata (now Mthatha), Transkei, South
Africa. He had thirteen siblings by the same father,
and two mothers. His parents were Gadla Henry
Mphakanyiswa and Nosekeni Nonqaphi .His given
name was Rolihlahla, a Xhosa name meaning pulling
the branch of a tree or informally, troublemaker. He
was a member of the Thembu royal family. On his first
day of school, he was given the name Nelson by his
teacher Miss Mdingane. Giving children in Africa
English names was a custom among Africans during
that period.
5. Personal details
Born : 18 July 1918 Mvezo, Umtata (now Mthatha), South Africa
Died : 5 December 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality : South African
Spouse(s): Evelyn Ntoko Mase (1944–1957)
Winnie Madikizela (1957–1996)
Graça Machel (1998–2013)
Children : There are five children
Two Sons and Three Girls
Religion : Christianity
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and
his wife Graça Machel
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and
his family member
6. Nelson grew up in village
and went away to study
law when he was a young
man . He wanted to help
free black people from
apartheid
10. In 1960 The government killed 69 black people at a town called sharpville
In 1963 Nelson was sent to prison for taking part in these protest
11. He spent 27 years of his Prison time on
Robben Island
• Lived in a 4 sqm-cell
• Black prisoners were not considered to be
human beings
1982 they were sent to pollsmore prison
1985 Mandela refused a possibility to get free
because he would have to stop fighting
violently
PPrison
Robben
Island
Prison Time
12. He was released on 10 February
1990 after the laws were changed
Free at last
13. He won 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for this
and the became President of South Africa
in 1994 and black people were allowed
to vote for the first time