The Nobel Peace Prize 1993
Awarded on: 1993-10-15
"for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Born: 1918-07-18 in Mvezo, South Africa
Gender: male
Field: President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
Biography
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first Black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His administration focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation, a national peace accord and eventual multiracial democracy. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.