Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, on 18th of July 1918. His mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and his father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela.
When Rolihlahla only was 12 years old his father died. Hearing the elders’ stories of his ancestors’ courage during the wars of resistance, he dreamed of making his own contribution to the freedom struggle of his people.
When Rolihlahla attended school in Qunu. His teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the name Nelson, because all schoolchildren should have a “Christian” name. And from then on, he would be known all over the world by the name Nelson.
When Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort Hare he didn’t complete the degree, because he was expelled for joining in a student protest.
Mandela, became politically involved from 1942, but only joined the African National Congress in 1944 when he helped to form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL).
He also married Evelyn Mase in 1944, who was a nurse. They had two sons, Madiba Thembekile "Thembi" and Makgatho, and two daughters both called Makaziwe, the first of them died in infancy. He and his wife divorced in 1958.
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