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Birthday
Born Rolihlahla Mandela at Mvezo in the Transkei -
School
Attends primary school near Qunu (receives the name ‘Nelson’ from a teacher) -
Expulsion
Expelled from the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice -
ANC
Begins to attend African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally -
Oliver Tambo
Defiance Campaign begins; Arrested and charged for violating the Suppression of Communism Act; Elected Transvaal ANC President; Convicted with J.S Moroka, Walter Sisulu and 17 others under the Suppression of Communism Act; Sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for two years; Elected first of ANC deputy presidents; Opens South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo -
Banned
The ANC is banned -
Court
Appears in court for the first time in what becomes known as the Rivonia Trial, with Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, Govan Mbeki, Ahmed Kathrada, Lionel 'Rusty' Bernstein, Raymond Mhlaba, James Kantor, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni -
Prison
Mandela, Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Andrew Mlangeni and later Ahmed Kathrada are sent to Pollsmoor Prison -
Released
ANC is unbanned
Released
Elected ANC Deputy President -
President
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with President FW de Klerk -
Children's Fund
Establishes the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund -
Divorce
Divorces Winnie Mandela -
The Foundation
Steps down after one term as President, establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation -
Social Justice
Asks future generations to continue the fight for social justice -
90 years
Turns 90 years old -
Death
Passes away at home in Johannesburg
