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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

ネルソン・マンデラ

Nerason Roriharara Mandera

Aliases: Madiba / Tata / Dalibunga

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-07-18 （Mvezo）
Died
2013-12-05 （Johannesburg） age 95
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English, Xhosa, Afrikaans
Religion
Christianity (Methodist) Baptized in 7 （Baptismal Name: Nelson）
Residence History
Mvezo, South Africa → Qunu, South Africa → Johannesburg, South Africa

Career

Occupations
Politician, Anti-apartheid activist, Lawyer, President
Active Years
1943-2013
Affiliations
African National Congress (ANC), Umkhonto we Sizwe
Memberships
African National Congress
Influenced By
Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru
Influenced
Desmond Tutu, Thabo Mbeki

Education

University of Fort Hare
Faculty of Law / Law
Period: 1939-1940
Year of Graduation: 1940
Country: South Africa
Did not complete degree
University of the Witwatersrand
Law
Period: 1943-1949
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: South Africa
LLB, did not complete
University of London
Law
Degree: LLB
Period: 1962-1989
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: United Kingdom
Correspondence course
University of South Africa
Law
Degree: BA
Period: 1941-1943
Year of Graduation: 1943
Country: South Africa
Correspondence course

Awards

Nobel Peace Prize
1993
Organization: Norwegian Nobel Committee
Result: 受賞
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2002
Organization: President of the United States
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Long Walk to Freedom

1994 Autobiography 704 pages

Autobiography detailing Mandela's life from childhood to presidency.

ApartheidReconciliationDemocracy
Adaptations
  • [Film] Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom / Justin Chadwick (2013)

Bibliography

  • Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
  • Dare Not Linger (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Plain and powerful styleMemoir style
Recurring Motifs
StruggleReconciliationEquality

Health

  • Tuberculosis
    1988
    Worsened in prison, treated later
  • Prostate cancer
    2001
    Successfully treated
  • Respiratory infection
    2011-2013
    Multiple hospitalizations, led to death

Legacy

Father of post-apartheid South Africa, symbol of reconciliation and human rights.

Museums

  • Mandela House Johannesburg Opened in 1997
  • Nelson Mandela Museum Qunu and Mvezo Opened in 2000

Archives

  • Nelson Mandela Foundation

In Popular Culture

  • Idris Elba as Mandela in Invictus

Quotes

  • I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
    Source: Rivonia Trial Speech (1964)

Trivia

  • Known by clan name Madiba
  • Named Nelson by his teacher at school