Nelson Mandela (Madiba) "The Titan" (2)

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·         NAME: Nelson Mandela

·         OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, World Leader, Writer

·         BIRTH DATE: July 18, 1918

·         DEATH DATE: December 05, 2013

·         EDUCATION: Clarkebury Boarding Institute, Wesleyan College, University College of Fort Hare, University of London, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

·         PLACE OF BIRTH: Mveso, Transkei, South Africa

·         PLACE OF DEATH: Johannesburg, South Africa

·         FULL NAME: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

·         AKA: Nelson Mandela

·         AKA: Rolihlahla

·         NICKNAME: Madiba

·         ORIGINALLY: Rolihlahla Mandela

·         NICKNAME: Black Pimpernel

Nelson Mandela is best known for becoming the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A very rare gesture especially in the power hungry African continent. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 in recognition for his advocacy for global peace.