Nelson Mandela – Turning point and achievement

Turning Time:
When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe. 

 In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.

In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949. Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.

In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949. Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action such as the 1952 Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.

1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. 

by 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 
Mandela’s release in 1990
 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. 

In 1993- awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk
Achievement:
 In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
he Transvaal Law Society tried to have it closed down, although this was blocked by the South African Supreme Court.
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
His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population. 
In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk