South African Lawyers - F. W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, Richard Goldstone, Harry Schwarz, John Hlophe, Paul Ngobeni, Oswald Pirow, John Dugard (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: F. W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, Richard Goldstone, Harry Schwarz, John Hlophe, Paul Ngobeni, Oswald Pirow, John Dugard, Christopher Robert Nicholson, Bram Fischer, George Bizos, Ismail Ayob, Edwin Cameron, Vusi Pikoli, Barend van Niekerk, Cormac Cullinan, Sydney Kentridge, Tielman Roos, Ossie Newton-Thompson, Bulelani Ngcuka, Chris Heunis, Sandra Fredman, Donald Barkly Molteno, Harold Hanson, Johann Kriegler, Ivan Gazidis, Ismail Mahomed, Barney Pityana, Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, Pixley ka Isaka Seme, Arthur Chaskalson, Phindiwe Sangweni, Colin Fraser Steyn, Anton Alberts, Kathleen Satchwell, John Didcott, Brian Currin, Thomas Graham, Menzi Simelane, Percy Yutar, Sydney Lipworth, William de Villiers, Ruth Hayman, Billy Downer, James Kantor, Mathole Motshekga, Griffiths Mxenge. Excerpt: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: born 18 July 1918) served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president from 1994 to 1999, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation. In South Africa, Mandela is often known as Madiba, his Xhosa clan name; or as tata (Xhosa: ). Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. Nelson Mandela circa 1937Nelson Mandela belongs to a cadet branch of the...