Nelson Mandela Time line

1918-was born at Qunu,near Umtata
1944- helped found the ANC Youth League
1952-Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa,Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage
1962- arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
1990-released
1993-awarded the Nobel peace prize jointly with F. W De Klerk
1994-President of Afric
1999-retired as president
2013-died