Nelson Mandela

Achievements

 -10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.

- winning the election the ANC faced a difficult challenge to improve the lives of the black population.

-He is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards

-Nelson Mandelais also associated with many educational programmes and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaign.

-In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk

-Mandela became involved in politics, and along with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike.

-Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer. -

-In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.

-Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.

- Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation.

-The next 4 years were also difficult as South African society suffered inter cultural violence between ANC and Inkarta supporters, in addition to slow progress on a new constitution.