Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
Also known as Father of the Nation
- Born
- July 18, 1918
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Sources- 1.Stated in Long Walk to Freedom
- 2.“Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95”theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-south-africaRetrieved 2014-08-18
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-16
- 5.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- July 18, 1918
- Died
- December 5, 2013
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 3.“Nelson Mandela Dead: Former South African President Has Died At 95”businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-dead-south-african-former-president-dies-2013-6Retrieved 2013-12-05
- 4.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- December 5, 2013
- Birthplace
- Mvezo
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Sources- 1.Stated in Long Walk to Freedom
- 2.“Ex-wife challenges Nelson Mandela's will, demands homestead”latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-ex-wife-challenges-mandela-will-20140805-story.htmlRetrieved 2014-08-18
- 3.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/andrewharding/2010/06/south_africa_world_cup_mandla.html
- 4.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24994553
- Mvezo
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- politician
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- , autobiographer
- , lawyer
- +4 more
- politician
- Positions held
- Education
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- Relative
- Ndileka Mandela kinship to subject: granddaughter
- Place of detention
- Robben Island Maximum Security Prison(1962–1982) prisoner number: 46664
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Sources- 1.“Prisoner 46664 brings out stars”theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/southafrica.nelsonmandelaRetrieved 2026-06-29
- Pollsmoor prison(1982–1988)
- Drakenstein Correctional Centre(1987–1990)
- Robben Island Maximum Security Prison(1962–1982) prisoner number: 46664
- Member of political party
- African National Congress(since 1943)
- South African Communist Party(1950–1960)
- Place of burial
- Qunu
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home”bbc.com/news/world-africa-25386729
- Qunu
- Website
- nelsonmandela.org language: Afrikaans, English
- Commons Creator page
- Nelson Mandela
- Hashtag
- Madiba
- Child
- Makgatho Mandela
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Sources- 1.Stated in Long Walk to Freedom
- 2.“Mandela's Son Dies Of AIDS”cbsnews.com/news/mandelas-son-dies-of-aids/Retrieved 2014-08-17
- Makaziwe Mandela
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95”theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-south-africaRetrieved 2014-08-17
- Zenani Mandela-Dlamini
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95”theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-south-africaRetrieved 2014-08-17
- Thembekile Mandela
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela's family begins exhuming remains of children”telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10157990/Nelson-Mandelas-family-begins-exhuming-remains-of-children.htmlRetrieved 2014-08-18
- Zindzi Mandela
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95”theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-south-africaRetrieved 2014-08-17
- Makgatho Mandela
- Name in native language
- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Dictionary of African Biography
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-04
- male
- Birth name
- Rolihllahla Mandela
- Artist files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Mandela, Nelson
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Mandela, Nelson
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- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Mandela, Nelson
- Awards
- Ahimsa Award(2006)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry(November 20, 1995)
- Order of Merit(1995)
- Gold Olympic Order(1994)
- Nobel Peace Prize(1993) together with: F. W. de Klerk · prize money: 3.35M SEK · award rationale: for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa, for arbeidet med å få til en fredelig avslutning av apartheid-regimet, og skape et fundament for et nytt, demokratisk Sør-Afrika
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Sources- 1.Stated in Long Walk to Freedom
- 2.“Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95”theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-south-africaRetrieved 2014-08-17
- 3.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/
- 4.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/about/amounts/
- J. William Fulbright Prize(1993)
- honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel(1993) together with: F. W. de Klerk
- Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation(1992)
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- honorary doctor of the Peking University(1992)
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Sources- 1.moe.gov.cn/s78/A22/xwb_left/moe_829/tnull_44386.htmlRetrieved 2019-04-11
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize(1991) together with: F. W. de Klerk · subject has role: first winner
- honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense(1991)
- Order of José Martí(1991)
- Lenin Peace Prize(1990)
- Order of Lenin(1990)
- honorary degree from Spelman College(1990)
- Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class(July 22, 1988)
- Order of Friendship(June 22, 1988)
- Sakharov Prize(1988)
- Grand Star of People's Friendship(1988)
- United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights(1988)
- Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize(1985)
- International Simón Bolívar Prize(1983)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding(1979) conferred by: Indian Council for Cultural Relations
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Sources- 1.“Mandela’s intimate connection with India”timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Mandelas-intimate-connection-with-India/articleshow/26965176.cmsRetrieved 2014-08-18
- Grandmaster of the Order of Good Hope
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali
- Order of Augusto César Sandino
- Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights
- honorary Canadian citizenship
- Philadelphia Liberty Medal
- Bharat Ratna
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award
- Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights
- Delta Prize for Global Understanding
- Order of Friendship
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Isitwalandwe Medal
- Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- Order of Stara Planina
- Nishan-e-Pakistan
- Order of Playa Girón
- Order of Jamaica
- Order of the Star of Ghana
- Order of the Smile
- Order of Agostinho Neto
- Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
- honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
- honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
- honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
- honorary doctor of the University of Pretoria
- honorary doctor of the Howard University
- World Rugby Hall of Fame(2015)
- honorary citizen of Paris(2013)
- Freedom of the Royal Borough of Greenwich(March 13, 2012) award rationale: reaffirmed
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle(June 11, 2010)
- honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria(2010)
- Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership(2007)
- Giuseppe Motta Medal(2006)
- Ambassador of Conscience Award(2006)
- Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet(May 13, 2005)
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Sources- 1.“Nelson Mandela hedersdoktor vid KI”nyteknik.se/digitalisering/nelson-mandela-hedersdoktor-vid-ki-6462684
- Start of work period
- May 10, 1994
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws(July 10, 1996) has characteristic: honorary degree · conferred by: University of Warwick
On other databases
242 identifiers linking Nelson Mandela across the web's reference databases
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