This program chronicles the life, character and leadership of Nelson Mandela, one of the great figures of the twentieth century. It is a personal biography of Mandela, drawing on intimate interviews with Nelson Mandela's political allies and adversaries, as well as the jailers, drivers and others with Mandela at pivotal moments in his life. It examines Nelson Mandela's great love and ...

Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA Click picture for full size image of Nelson Mandela Former President, African National Congress Former President of South Africa See the 'Mandela Page' for a listing of Mandela resources Profile of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Nelson Mandela's greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. Locked up in ...

This is an archive page !!! Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the ...

General Strike' Statement by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the National Action Council following the stay-at-home in May 1961(1) The call of the All-in African National Action Council for a stay-at-home on 29, 30 and 31 May 1961 received solid and massive support throughout the country. This magnificent response was the result of the hard work and selfless devotion of our organisers and activists ...

THE MANDELA DOCUMENT A document presented by Nelson Mandela to P.W. Botha before their meeting on 5 July 1989 INTRODUCTION Twenty seven years is a very long time in the life of a human being. Long enough for a child to grow into adulthood; long enough for a generation of peers to pass away; long enough for once renowned acts of courage and defiance to recede into vague memories; long enough for ...