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  • Mandela's key dates

    2013-06-27 14:53

    1918 - Born in the Eastern Cape
    1943 - Joined African National Congress
    1956 - Charged with high treason, but charges dropped
    1962 - Arrested, convicted of sabotage, sentenced to five years in prison
    1964 - Charged again, sentenced to life
    1990 - Freed from prison
    1993 - Wins Nobel Peace Prize
    1994 - Elected first black president
    1999 - Steps down as leader
    2001 - Diagnosed with prostate cancer
    2004 - Retires from public life
    2005 - Announces his son has died of an HIV/Aids-related illness
    2007 - Forms The Elders group
    2010 - Appears at closing ceremony of World Cup
    2013 - Died after lung infection

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