Turning points of

Nelson Mandela

he started to be more aware after the African 
Mandela became involved in politics, and along with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike

1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. South Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC. This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).

He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high

Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground

increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation.

Achievement was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe. However Mandela would never be able to make this commitment.
1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa

Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment 
However on 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected 
State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999