Sunday 21 July 2013

UNTOLD STORY OF NELSON MANDELLA

YEs you know NELSON MANDELLA but I believe you probably don't this 9things about

Most people know Nelson Mandela as the first black president of South Africa, a man who became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement, and one who gave up nearly 30 years of his life in prison. He remains a hero to South Africans as well as to the international community, and will continually represent the struggle for freedom.

Here are 9 things you probably didn’t know about Nelson Mandela:

Mandela’s tribal nickname is “Rolihlahla,” meaning “Troublemaker.” Mandela was expelled from university in less than a year The United Nations decreed his birthday as Mandela Day Mandela is often referred to as Madiba, his Xhosa clan name Mandela’s father had four wives, and Nelson is one of 13 children Stevie Wonder dedicated his 1985 Oscar for “I Just Called to Say I Love You” to Mandela Mandela outlived his two oldest sons. Mandela ran away from home at age 19. Mandela spent his first night outside prison in Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s home.
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