101 Amazing Nelson Mandela Facts

By Jack Goldstein

Do you want to know all of the important facts about Nelson Mandela? Amongst many other things, the first democratically elected president of South Africa spent 27 years in jail, brought an end to apartheid in the country, and became one of the most celebrated public figures in human history. This easy-to-digest eBook gives you the information you need to know about prisoner number 46664 in handily organised sections.

Whether you are writing a history project on Mandela or you just want to find out more about the man who united his country, this pocket-sized fact-book is an easy way to get the information you want fast!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AUK Authors
• Release date: Apr 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781782348399

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Early Years

Mandela was born on the 18th of July, 1918. His full name is in fact Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. He is actually of royal blood - born into the Thembu royal family, who ruled the Transkei region.

He was born in a village called Mvezo, near a town called Umtata (now known as Mthatha) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Mandela’s boyhood was spent herding cattle and other rural pursuits. When he was seven, Mandela’s mother sent him to Methodist school so he could learn how to read and write. It was at this school that he was first given the forename