Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. (Mandela would be ...

Dressed as a chauffeur, Mandela was arrested on August 5, 1962, for inciting strikes and leaving ... Prison and Victor Verster Prison. People all over the world were affected by Nelson Mandela ...

February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela freed from prison, four years to the day after ... citing crime as the greatest reason for Jews leaving South Africa. January 21, 1997 – South African ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader ... The South African government listened and they got rid of Apartheid! When he left prison he was not angry, instead he worked to bring peace and friendship ...

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson Mandela role (Getty Images for Paramount Pictu) However, he still took value from ...