2013 Event The body of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is flown from Pretoria to the leader's ancestral village of Qunu, his final resting place 2013 Event Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, dies at the age of 95 2013 Event Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former President, is released after spending almost three months in a Pretoria hospital 2013 Event Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is receiving care for a lung infection that has worsened, leaving him in critical condition 2013 Event After being hospitalized for nine days for pneumonia, former South African President Nelson Mandela, age 94, was released from the hospital 2013 Event South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is released from the hospital after having "successful" medical tests; prior reports stated he was hospitalized for a routine checkup 2013 Event Anti-apartheid leader and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, age 94 is hospitalized for, what sources say, was a routine checkup 2010 Event Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, will have a street named after him in Capetown 2010 Event Known as Africa's female Mandela, Victoire Ingabire, Rwanda's opposition leader, is arrested on charges of forming a terrorist organization 1996 Event Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marriage 1994 Event South African President Nelson Mandela visits U.S. 1994 Event South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning 1994 Event Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president 1994 Event Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa 1994 Event ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa 1993 Event Winnie Mandela's driver/bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg 1993 Event Nelson Mandela and South Africa President F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1992 Event Nelson Mandela announces he will seek divorce from Winnie 1991 Event Nelson Mandela chosen president of South African ANC 1991 Event ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress 1991 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1991 Event South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks 1991 Event Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years 1990 Event President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid 1990 Event At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a New York Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!" 1990 Event Nelson Mandela lands in New York City to begin a tour of U.S. 1990 Event Nelson and Winnie Mandela visit Leidseplein, Amsterdam 1990 Event Nelson and Winnie Mandela welcomed in New York City 1990 Event South African troops plunder Mandela's dwelling 1990 Event Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, freed in South Africa 1990 Event South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th 1990 Event South Africa's President FW de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela and legalizes ANC and 60 other political orgs 1989 Event South African President Pieter Botha visits ANC leader Nelson Mandela 1989 Event Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 1988 Event Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown 1988 Event Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis 1988 Event Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at hospital 1988 Event 4 Billion tv-viewers watch Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute 1988 Event Freedomfest - Mandela addresses Wembley Stadium London 1986 Event South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela 1985 Event South Africa President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence 1984 Event South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years 1980 Event U.N. Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela 1976 Event Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa 1971 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa 1964 Event Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 1963 Event South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy 1962 Event Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement and illeagally leaving South Africa 1962 Event Nelson Mandela captured by South African police 1961 Event After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1960 Birthday Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela 1959 Birthday Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela 1958 Event Nelson Mandela weds Winnie Madikizela 1956 Event Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa 1952 Event Nelson Mandela and 51 others infringe South Africa curfew 1935 Birthday Julian Glover, born in London, England, actor, QED, Heat and Dust, Mandela 1925 Birthday Ruth Mompati, South Africa secretary of Nelson Mandela/W Sisulu 1918 Birthday Nelson Mandela, born in Qunu, South Africa, political prisoner, ANC, President, 1994-
