Turning Point 

Mandela was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.

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• Mandela at university became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of south African Society. 
•  and along with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike. 
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
• In the late 50s (56 ‒61) there was an extremely lengthy Treason Trial in which Mandela and several others were charged with treason.
• This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
• However by 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990.It was an emotional moment watched by millions around the globe
• (Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.)

Achievement 

• in 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
• However Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
• In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949.
• Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
• He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered earlt release.
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990. It was an emotional moment watched by millions around the globe.
• 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.
• Since retiring from office Nelson Mandela has continued to be an international figure of great stature. 
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk