In 1993, Meandela was awarded the Nobel peace Prize, and honor he shared with FW de klerk the white African leader who had freed him form prison three years earlier and negotiated the end of apartheid.
Mandela went on to play a prominente role on the world stage as an advocate of human dignity inthe face of challenges ranging from politicical respression to Aids.
he formally left public life in June 2004 before his 86th birthday telling his adoring countrymen .
Dont call me. I'll call you But he remained one of the worlds most revered public figures combining celebrity sparkle with an unwavering message of freedom. respect and human rights.**
" He is at the epicenter of our time . Ours in south africa and yours wherever you are" Nadine Gordimer the south african writer and Nobel Laureate for literature onece remarked.
The years mendela spent Behing bars made him th works most celebrated politial prisoner and a leader of mythic stature for millinons of black south africans and other oppressed people far his countrys borders ..
Charged with capital offences in the 1963 Rivona Tial; his statement from the dock was his political testimony.
"During my lifetime I have dedicated my self to this struggle of the africans people . I have fought against white domination, and i have fought against Black domination"
" i have cherished the ideal of a democratic and fre society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opprtunities " he told the curt .
" It is an ideal i hope to live for and to achieve. but if needs be it is an ideal for wihich I am prepared to die"
Fried adored Mandela and fondly called him "Madiba" . the clan name by which he w known People lauded his humanity , kindness and dignity ..
He died in Dec 05 - 2013
