Nelson Mandela

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate anti-apartheid activist author human lawyer politician

Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became the country’s first Black president and a global symbol of reconciliation and justice.

Aliases (6)

Mandela ×4
Nelson Mandela (honorary doctorate, not student) ×1
Nelson Mandela was a leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe ×1
Nelson Mandela's presidency ×1
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ×1
Rolihlahla Mandela ×1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel Peace Prize laureate → anti-apartheid activist → author → human → lawyer → politician →
awardReceived	Bharat Ratna → Lenin Peace Prize → Nobel Peace Prize → Order of Lenin → Order of Mapungubwe → Order of Merit → Order of St. John → Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
burialPlace	Qunu →
causeOfDeath	respiratory infection →
child	Makaziwe Mandela → Makgatho Mandela → Zenani Mandela-Dlamini → Zindzi Mandela →
citizenship	South Africa →
commemoratedBy	Nelson Mandela International Day →
convictedOf	conspiracy to overthrow the government → sabotage →
countryOfBirth	South Africa →
countryOfDeath	South Africa →
dateOfBirth	1918-07-18 →
dateOfDeath	2013-12-05 →
dateOfNelsonMandelaInternationalDay	July 18 →
describedBySource	Long Walk to Freedom → Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports →
educatedAt	Healdtown, Fort Beaufort → University of Fort Hare → University of the Witwatersrand →
ethnicGroup	Xhosa →
familyName	Mandela →
fieldOfWork	anti-apartheid movement → human rights →
founded	Nelson Mandela Foundation → Umkhonto we Sizwe →
fullName	Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela →
givenName	Nelson → Rolihlahla →
hasSignature	Nelson Mandela signature →
headOfGovernment	Government of South Africa →
influenced	South African reconciliation process →
knownFor	being the first Black president of South Africa → leading the struggle against apartheid → promoting reconciliation in South Africa →
memberOf	Thembu people →
memberOfPoliticalParty	African National Congress → South African Communist Party →
movement	African nationalism → anti-apartheid movement → democracy movement →
nativeLanguage	Xhosa language →
notableWork	Conversations with Myself → Long Walk to Freedom → Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →
officeEndTime	1999-06-14 →
officeStartTime	1994-05-10 →
placeOfBirth	Mvezo →
placeOfDeath	Johannesburg →
placeOfDetention	Pollsmoor Prison → Robben Island → Victor Verster Prison →
positionHeld	Deputy President of the African National Congress → President of South Africa → President of the African National Congress → Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement →
precededBy	Frederik Willem de Klerk →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Houghton Estate, Johannesburg → Qunu →
sexOrGender	male →
significantEvent	1994 South African general election → Rivonia Trial → release from prison on 1990-02-11 →
spouse	Evelyn Ntoko Mase → Graça Machel → Winnie Madikizela-Mandela →
succeededBy	Thabo Mbeki →
timeInPrison	27 years →

Referenced by (107)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nelson Mandela ("Mandela") → Winnie Mandela ("Mandela") → Zenani Mandela-Dlamini ("Mandela") → Zindzi Mandela ("Mandela") →	familyName
Makaziwe Mandela → Makgatho Mandela → Zenani Mandela-Dlamini → Zindzi Mandela →	father
Ambassador of Conscience Award → Four Freedoms Award → Fulbright Prize for International Understanding → Humanitarian Award →	hasRecipient
Order of the Aztec Eagle → Royal Society of Arts Albert Medal → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought → United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights →	notableRecipient
Conversations with Myself → Long Walk to Freedom → Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	author
Nelson Mandela Foundation → The Elders → Umkhonto we Sizwe →	foundedBy
Conversations with Myself → Long Walk to Freedom → Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom →	mainSubject
Evelyn Ntoko Mase → Graça Machel → Winnie Mandela →	spouse
Mthatha → Mvezo →	birthplaceOf
Nobel Peace Prize → Prince of Asturias Award for Concord →	hasNotableLaureate
Nelson Mandela International Day → Statue of Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square →	honours
Mahatma Gandhi → Satyagraha →	influenced
Nelson Mandela Foundation → Nelson Mandela International Day →	namedAfter
Healdtown, Fort Beaufort → University of Fort Hare →	notableAlumnus
Lenin Peace Prize → Nobel Peace Prize →	notableLaureate
Invictus → Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom →	portrays
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 → Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	relatedTo
The Rainbow People of God →	about
The Elders →	announcedBy
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) →	appointedBy
Houghton Estate, Johannesburg →	associatedWith
South African →	associatedWithNotableFigure
Invictus →	basedOn
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom →	basedOnAuthor
Nelson Mandela ("Rolihlahla Mandela") →	birthName
Rolihlahla →	birthNameOf
Idris Elba →	characterRole
Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	compiler
Rivonia Trial →	defendant
Statue of Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square →	depicts
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom ("Nelson Mandela's presidency") →	depictsEvent
Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	editor
South Africa →	firstBlackPresident
President of South Africa →	firstDemocraticallyElectedHolder
Bharat Ratna →	foreignRecipient
Victor Verster Prison →	formerPrisoner
The Elders →	founder
Nelson Mandela ("Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela") →	fullName
University of the Witwatersrand →	hasAlumnus
Olof Palme Prize →	hasAwarded
Victor Verster Prison →	hasCategory
Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	hasContributor
Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	hasIntroductionBy
The Elders →	hasMember
University of the Witwatersrand →	hasNobelLaureateAlumnus
Uppsala University ("Nelson Mandela (honorary doctorate, not student)") →	hasNotableAlumnus
Order of the Companions of Honour →	hasNotableMember
Xhosa people →	hasNotablePerson
Qunu →	hasNotableResident
Defiance Campaign →	hasParticipant
Nelson Mandela: Favorite African Folktales →	hasPrefaceBy
Government of National Unity (South Africa) →	headOfGovernment
Government of National Unity (South Africa) →	headOfState
1995 Rugby World Cup →	headOfStateInFinal
South African general election, 1994 →	keyFigure
African National Congress →	ledBy
Rolihlahla →	notableBearer
Long Walk to Freedom →	notableCharacter
Umkhonto we Sizwe →	notableCommander
Rivonia Trial ("Nelson Mandela was a leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe") →	notableDefendantRole
Zenani Mandela-Dlamini →	notableFamilyMember
Makaziwe Mandela →	notableFamilyMemberOf
Pollsmoor Prison →	notableInmate
African National Congress →	notableLeader
Thembu people →	notablePerson
Robben Island →	notablePrisoner
Makgatho Mandela →	notableRelative
Alexandra →	notableResident
Thembu people →	notableRoyalLineageMember
President of South Africa →	officeHoldersInclude
Invictus →	portraysCharacter
Thabo Mbeki →	precededBy
Government of National Unity (South Africa) →	president
F. W. de Klerk →	sharedNobelPrizeWith
F. W. de Klerk →	successor
Statue of Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square →	unveiledInPresenceOf
Rolihlahla →	usedAsBirthNameOf
Yusuf Dadoo →	workedWith