Why this particular name I have no idea.We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know:We of Umkhonto have always sought to achieve liberation without bloodshed and civil clash. Of a population of 40 million, around 23 million lacked electricity or adequate sanitation, and 12 million lacked clean water supplies, with 2 million children not in school and a third of the population illiterate. There was 33% unemployment, and just under half of the population lived below the poverty line.Under Mandela's presidency, welfare spending increased by 13% in 1996/97, 13% in 1997/98, and 7% in 1998/99.The Land Reform Act 3 of 1996 safeguarded the rights of labour tenants living on farms where they grew crops or grazed livestock. In 2005, he founded the Nelson Mandela Legacy Trust,Mandela's 90th birthday was marked across the country on 18 July 2008, with the main celebrations held at Qunu,In 2004, Mandela successfully campaigned for South Africa to host the In February 2011, Mandela was briefly hospitalised with a After suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection, Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, at around 20:50 The historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni described Mandela as a "liberal African nationalist–decolonial humanist",His political development was strongly influenced by his legal training and practice, in particular his hope to achieve change not through violence but through "legal revolution".Although he presented himself in an autocratic manner in several speeches, Mandela was a devout believer in democracy and abided by majority decisions even when deeply disagreeing with them.According to Lodge, Mandela's political thought reflected tensions between his support for Mandela advocated the ultimate establishment of a classless society,Ellis also found evidence that Mandela had been an active member of the South African Communist Party during the late 1950s and early 1960s,The 1955 Freedom Charter, which Mandela had helped create, called for the nationalisation of banks, gold mines and land, to ensure equal distribution of wealth.Mandela was a private person who often concealed his emotions and confided in very few people.He was raised in the Methodist denomination of Christianity; the Mandela was very self-conscious about being a man and regularly made references to By the time of his death, within South Africa Mandela was widely considered both "the father of the nation"Mandela's international fame had emerged during his incarceration in the 1980s, when he became the world's most famous prisoner, a symbol of the anti-apartheid cause, and an icon for millions who embraced the ideal of human equality.Mandela generated controversy throughout his career as an activist and politician,Over the course of his life, Mandela was given over 250 awards, accolades, prizes, honorary degrees and citizenships in recognition of his political achievements.Since the late 1980s, Mandela's image began to appear on a proliferation of items, among them "photographs, paintings, drawings, statues, public murals, buttons, t-shirts, refrigerator magnets, and more",First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activistNo one in my family had ever attended school ... On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (født 18. juli 1918 i landsbyen Mvezo, død 5. desember 2013 i Johannesburg) var Sør-Afrikas første svarte president (1994–1999), og landets første president valgt i frie valg blant alle landets borgere. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013) was the former leader of the African National Congress (ANC). Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congr… His inauguration took place in Pretoria on 10 May 1994, televised to a billion viewers globally. His given name was Rolihlahla, a Xhosa name meaning pulling the branch of a tree or informally, troublemaker.He was a member of the Thembu royal family.