1918- Nelson Mandela was born at Qunu, near Umtata
 1952- Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
1944- Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League
1949- Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC
1952- Defiance Campaign
 1960 -the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
 1962- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island 
           prison
1990- It was an emotional moment watched by millions around the globe
 1994-1999 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of
                   South Africa on and was President 
1993- Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk