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2. www.britannica.com › biography › Nelson-MandelaNelson Mandela - Anti-Apartheid, Imprisonment, Activist ...

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   Sep 17, 2024 · Robben Island Prison A replica of the Robben Island cell in which Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, at the Nelson Mandela Museum, Qunu, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. (more) From 1964 to 1982 Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town. He was subsequently kept at the maximum-security Pollsmoor Prison until 1988, when ...

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   Jul 18, 2022 · Nelson Mandela’s old prison cell on Robben Island, South Africa, pictured in 2009 (Picture: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) He was first imprisoned at Robben Island for 18 years, from 1964 until 1982.

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   Dec 11, 2013 · By Mike Wooldridge. BBC News, World affairs correspondent. "I went for a long holiday for 27 years," Nelson Mandela once said of his years in prison. It was another example of the dry, razor-sharp ...

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa who fought against apartheid and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Find out how he was imprisoned for 27 years and became a global icon of reconciliation and democracy.

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   Feb 7, 2024 · On 11 February 1990, at 16:14 local time, Nelson Mandela, once South Africa's most wanted man, walked out of Victor Verster Prison hand-in-hand with his then wife Winnie, after spending 27 years ...

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   13 February 1990. Spends his first night in decades at his family home, 8115 Orlando West, Soweto. Nelson Mandela was arrested on several occasions and stood trial four times. He spent over 27 years in prison. Our archivists and researchers have assembled dates and loc.

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   Who was Nelson Mandela and what did he do?

   • Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. In 1944, Mandela, a lawyer, joined the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest Black political organization in South Africa, where he became a leader of Johannesburg’s youth wing of the ANC.

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   Where was Nelson Mandela incarcerated?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. From 1964 to 1982 Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town. He was subsequently kept at the maximum-security Pollsmoor Prison until 1988, when, after being treated for tuberculosis, he was transferred to Victor Verster Prison near Paarl.

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   How many years did Nelson Mandela serve in prison?

   • Mandela served 27 years total in prison. Nelson Mandela’s old prison cell on Robben Island, South Africa, pictured in 2009 (Picture: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) He was first imprisoned at Robben Island for 18 years, from 1964 until 1982.

   Why did Nelson Mandela go to prison and how long was he there?

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   Did Nelson Mandela walk out of Victor Verster Prison?

   • On 11 February 1990, at 16:14 local time, Nelson Mandela, once South Africa's most wanted man, walked out of Victor Verster Prison hand-in-hand with his then wife Winnie, after spending 27 years behind bars. Huge crowds had waited for hours in the sweltering heat in anticipation of catching sight of him.

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   Did Nelson Mandela go on a long holiday for 27 years?

   • By Mike Wooldridge BBC News, World affairs correspondent "I went for a long holiday for 27 years," Nelson Mandela once said of his years in prison. It was another example of the dry, razor-sharp and often self-deprecating humour for which South Africa's first black president was famous.

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   When did Nelson Mandela get free?

   • The Free Nelson Mandela campaign kicked off in 1980 – started by South African political and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Tambo – and was embraced across the world. Mandela’s fateful release happened 10 years later, on Sunday, February 11, 1990.

   Why did Nelson Mandela go to prison and how long was he there?

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10. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › nelsonNelson Mandela released from prison | February 11, 1990 - HISTORY

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    Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first Black president. Find out how he was arrested, imprisoned, and freed on February 11, 1990.