Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize
winner and former president of South Africa. Personal: Birth
date: July 18, 1918 Birth place: Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa.
Birth name: Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela Father: Gadla Henry
Mphakanyiswa, a counselor to the royal house of the Thembu tribe
Mother: Nosekeni Fanny Mandela Marriages: Graca (Machel) Mandela
(July 18, 1998 - present); "Winnie" (Madikizela) Mandela (1958 -
1996, divorce); Evelyn (Ntoko) Mandela (1944 - 1958, divorce)
Children: with Winnie Mandela: Zindzi, 1960 and Zenani, 1959;
with Evelyn Mandela: Makaziwe, 1953; Makgatho, 1950 - January 6,
2005; Makaziwe, 1947 - 1948; Thembekile, 1946 - 1969 Education:
University of South Africa, law degree, 1942 Other Facts: He was
given the name Nelson by a school teacher. He is also sometimes
called Madiba, his traditional clan name. Mandela has been
called both "the world's most famous political prisoner" and
"South Africa's Great Black Hope." Timeline: 1941-1943 - Mandela
meets Walte