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 the English name "Nelson" from his teachers. As a lawyer and member of the African National Congress, Mandela fought against apartheid in South Africa and was imprisoned for life from 1964 to 1990 for trying to bring down the government, spending 18 years in prison on Robben Island, before being released by Prime Minister F.W. de Klerk.

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