Nelson Mandela

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-07-18

Deathday

2013-12-05 (95 years old)

Birth Name

Rolihllahla Mandela

Birth Place

Mvezo, South Africa

Religion

Methodism

Height

Relationships

Evelyn Mase (1944-10-05 - 1957-03-19), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1958-06-14 - 1996-03-19), Graça Machel (1998-07-18 - 2013-12-05)

Children

Thembekile Mandela, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, Makaziwe Mandela, Makgatho Mandela, Zindzi Mandela

Father

Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa

Mother

Nosekeni Fanny

Relatives

Ndileka Mandela

Citizenships

South Africa

Residences

Houghton Estate, South Africa

Also Known As

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Awards

Honorary doctor of Leiden University, honorary doctor of the University of Pretoria, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet, Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John, honorary doctor of the Peking University, honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, honorary degree from Spelman College, Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class, honorary doctor of the Howard University, Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Order of Agostinho Neto, Giuseppe Motta Medal, Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali, Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada, Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal, Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Ahimsa Award, Order of Augusto César Sandino, Philadelphia Liberty Medal, Fulbright Prize, Delta Prize for Global Understanding, Order of Playa Girón, Isitwalandwe Medal, Gold Olympic Order, Platinum Order of Mapungubwe, Grandmaster of the Order of Good Hope, honorary citizen of Paris, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Order of Saint John, Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of Friendship, Order of Stara Planina, Arthur Ashe Courage Award, International Simón Bolívar Prize, Order of the Elephant, Alan Paton Award, Ambassador of Conscience Award, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Gandhi Peace Prize, Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Order of the Nile, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Order of Jamaica, Order of José Martí, Nishan-e-Pakistan, Bharat Ratna, Lenin Peace Prize, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, Congressional Gold Medal, Star of People's Friendship, honorary Canadian citizenship, Order of the Lion, Order of Lenin, Order of the Smile, Sakharov Prize, Order of Merit, Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, Nobel Peace Prize, Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Presidential Medal of Freedom