Nelson mandela was borm on 18 july 1918 in transkei south africa when he was twenty - one he went to unive
He became involved in protests against apartheid in 1962 he was sent to prison where he remained for twenty - seven years he became a symbol of freedom for milliona of people around the world he continued his fight from prison until he was released at the beginning of 1990 in 1994 he became president of South africa and began working for a better relationship between all of south africa's diffirent races in 1999 mandela gave up his job as president to enjoy the freedom he had fought so hard for