Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in Mvezo. A South African lawyer and political leader, Mandela became the best-known figure in the struggle against apartheid, the system of racial segregation enforced by the white minority government. A leader of the African National Congress, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 and spent twenty-seven years in prison, most of them on Robben Island. After his release in 1990 he negotiated with President F. W. de Klerk the end of apartheid, and they shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was elected the country's first black president in 1994 and promoted national reconciliation, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Before and after
- from June 1918 to March 1920North Russia intervention
- 14 July 1918Birth of Ingmar Bergman
- 16 July 1918Execution of the Romanov family
- 17 July 1918Death of Nicholas II of Russia
- 18 July 1918Birth of Nelson Mandela
- from August 1918 to July 1920Siberian Intervention
- from 8 August 1918 to 11 November 1918Hundred Days Offensive
- from 8 August 1918 to 12 August 1918Battle of Amiens
- 15 August 1918Earthquake in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 8 March 1917 to 16 March 1917February Revolution
- 23 August 1939Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
- from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940Winter War
- from 22 June 1941 to 7 May 1945Eastern Front
- from 22 June 1941 to 5 December 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 7 December 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
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