Nelson Mandela International Day

Nelson Mandela International Day 

Action against poverty

“We need to restore and reaffirm the dignity of the people of Africa and
the developing world. We need to place the eradication of poverty at the
 top of world priorities. We need to know with a fresh conviction that
 we all share a common humanity and that our diversity in the world is the
strength for our future together.” – Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African 

 anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist

He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg.

 Imprisonment

Arrest and Rivonia trial: 1962–64

Robben Island: 1964–82

Pollsmoor Prison: 1982–88

Victor Verster Prison and release: 1988–90

Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Nelson Mandela  awarded  2017 Nobel Peace Prize for outstanding contributions in peace.

Ref

https://www.mandeladay.com/

https://www.nelsonmandela.org/