Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa and was one of 13 children. He became the first in his family to attend school and received an English name. After finishing his education, Mandela studied law and became involved in fighting against apartheid as a lawyer and member of the African National Congress. For his anti-apartheid efforts, he was imprisoned for 18 years before being released in 1990 to eventually become South Africa's first black president in 1994.

1. Nelson Mandela's biography
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2. Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in a small
village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He was one of 13
children.

3. At the age of seven, he became the first member of his family to go
to school. At that time, all black children were given English names
by their teachers. Rolihlahla became Nelson.

4. When Mandela was nine years old, his father died, and Mandela
became the royal leader of his tribe.

5. After he finished school, Nelson Mandela studied law at university.
He also enjoyed boxing and running.

6. As a lawyer and memeber of the African National Congress, he
fought against the system of apartheid in South Africa.

7. In 1964, he was sent to prison for life, for "trying to bring down the
government". He spent 18 years of his years in prision on Robben
Island.

8. In 1990, Mandela was released from prision by the Prime Minister,
Mr FW De Klerk.

9. In 1993 Mandela and De Klerk won the Nobel Prize. A year later, he
became the first black president of the new South Africa