Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is the former South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative, multiracial election.

Born: July 18, 1918 (age 94), Mvezo, South Africa

Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Makaziwe Mandela, Makgatho Mandela, Zenani Mandela, Madiba Thembekile Mandela

Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Time's Person of the Year, Bharat Ratna, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Sakharov Prize, Gandhi Peace Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Lenin Peace Prize, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, Order of the Nile, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony, Ambassador of Conscience Award, UNESCO Peace Prize, Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize, Simon Bolivar International Prize, J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, Harvard Business School Statesman of the Year Award, W E B DuBois International Medal

Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 1998), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (m. 1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1956)

Education: Healdtown Comprehensive School, University of Fort Hare, University of London, University of South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand, University of London International Programmes.

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