Nelson Mandela's life in PICTURES
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Saturday, December 07, 2013
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Nelson Mandela in 1937, around the time he began college. As a youth, he enjoyed gardening and boxing.
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| Mandela, third from left, was arrested more than once for advocating against apartheid. In 1962, he and several others were tried in the infamous Rivonia trial, which charged the accused with engaging in sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government. |
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| With his first wife Evelyn, in 1944, left. They had four children before divorcing in 1958. The same year, Mandela married Winnie, right, they had two daughters. He would ultimately divorce her as well and remarry again in 1998. |
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| Convicted in 1964, Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life in prison. As they were taken away from the Palace of Justice, they raised their fists in defiance through the barred windows of the prison van. |
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| This is the moment when Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years in company of his wife,Winnie Mandela. |
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| A former South African president, shaking hands with Nelson Mandela, when he won the election in 1994. |
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| Mandela poses with the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The tournament was hosted by South Africa in 2010. That was the first time that Africa would host the world in this event. |
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| Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital after his battle with Pneumonia in 2013. |
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Madiba!!! A true shephard. A trusted & commited leader. He was ready to die for his vision even in his youth. But death was far. It came at 95! Just like King David. He faced Goliath at 17 but God gave him victory, honor, kingdom, long life etc. Can Nigerian leaders borrow a leave from the examplary life of extrordinary & legendary Nelson Mandela? Pat Iwenofu
ReplyDeleteWHERE IS NIGERIAN MANDELA??
ReplyDeleteOn thursday night the world lost one of its true giants of the past century. Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honour. Unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve. He stood for what is right and sworn to live or die by it. And until now one of the words that fills the lips of many Nigerians is 'When are We Going To Have A Leader Like MANDELA'...after listening to a friend saying same, something strucked my heart. " Are Nigerian Ready to Vote in Such A person?"And that even if Mandela contested ,would he have WON?..NO! I doubt if the kind of greed and corruption that has become the order of the day will allow us Vote such person.
A Good example is CHIEF GANI FAWEHIMI, of blessed memory. It was all clear in the eyes of Nigerians that Gani stood for what was right. He was for the Masses. And when he contested for president having seen power as a means to reach the suffering was not voted in. Infact he lost in His own Local government. And we voted in other parties that we all know does not care about us. So it is high time we started looking the other way and shun this corrupt and wicked people and looking forward to VOTE in our own MANDELA in 2015. Let us be guided as the balls is in our courts again.
Jolly A.O
Lagos.