Nelson Mandela Quotes
Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla.
Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Little, Brown and Company, 1994, p. 3.
Many Republicans called the Presidential Assistant a “son of a bitch”. The Democrats of the day, actually did not mind that and used it and epithets against the President to campaign on illustrating the animus of the wealthy towards the reformers who wanted to improve the lot of the majority of Americans.
He was one of the claimants to be King of Ulster—he thought with the best claim. The English who ruled Ireland supported another. A shrewd politician and fierce fighter, he became “The O’Neil”—the traditional title of the Ulster King—for 1559–1567 when he was killed in battle to the delight of the English.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as 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 government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
