Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandelawas a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congressparty from 1991 to 1997...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth18 July 1918
CityMvezo, South Africa
It doesn't do any good to say I won't forgive her, because my child's already gone.
There is no reason at all for any of our citizens to seek redress through violence, ... It will be the height of folly for anyone to seek to provoke the patience of a people who have elected, against their own deep emotions, to forgive and reconcile.
We forgive but not forgotten
Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
It is a realization of a dream for me to be here to come and pledge my solidarity with my friend Yasser Arafat,
It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
is eager for peace. He is a passionate fighter for peace.
which made us realize that this is an international phenomenon that we celebrate. Rosa Parks is worldwide.
We must act together to bring some credibility to the process,
We... call for the rigorous implementation of the U.N. Security Council sanctions to oblige UNITA fully to implement the Lusaka peace protocol,