Turning points

• When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe
• .  Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.

• In 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
• Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
• 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999

• (Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.)
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground

• In 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
• In 1962 Mandela had been arrested
• Mandela’s release in 1990
• Since retiring from office 

Achievements

•  Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer
• . In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa

•  He is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.

• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk