1st President of South Africa
In office
10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999
Deputy Thabo Mbeki
F. W. de Klerk
Preceded by F. W. de Klerk
As State President
Succeeded by Thabo Mbeki
Personal details
Born Rolihlahla Mandela
18 July 1918
Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa
Died 5 December 2013 (aged 95)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Resting place Mandela Graveyard
Qunu, Eastern Cape
31°48′21.8″S 28°36′52.7″E
Nationality South African
Political party African National Congress
Other political
affiliations South African Communist Party
Spouse(s) Evelyn Ntoko Mase
(m. 1944–1957; divorced)
Winnie Madikizela
(m. 1958–1996; divorced)
Graça Machel
(m. 1998–2013; his death)
Children
Thembekile Mandela
Makaziwe Mandela
Makgatho Mandela
Makaziwe Mandela
Zenani Mandela
Zindziswa Mandela
Alma mater
University of Fort Hare
UoL External Programme
University of South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation
Activist
Politician
Philanthropist
Lawyer
Religion Methodist[1][2][3]
Known for Anti-Apartheid Movement
Awards
Sakharov Prize (1988)
Bharat Ratna (1990)
Nobel Peace Prize (1993)
Order of Lenin
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Notable work(s) Long Walk to Freedom
Signature
Website www.nelsonmandela.org
Nickname(s) Madiba
Tata
Dalibhunga (initiation name)[4]
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/;[5] Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from...
