President Nelson Mandela Inauguration Speech May 10, 1994

Full Nelson Mandela Inauguration on 10th of May 1994

"I Am Prepared to Die" Nelson Mandela's 1964 Speech With Subtitles

Understanding the Legacy of Nelson Mandela in South Africa

A reminder of Nelson Mandela’s remarkable journey from political prisoner to president. In 1994 he was elected South Africa's first Black leader. However, 42 years before, on August 26th, 1952, he received his first prison sentence. He got a nine-month suspended term for leading the Defiance Campaign, a nationwide non-violent civil disobedience movement against apartheid laws. During his life, Mandela was jailed for a total of 27 years before being released in 1990. Four years later he was leadi