Today, July 18 is the
birthday of Nelson Mandela. He turns 94 today. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born 18 July 1918) is
a South African politician
who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to
1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Before being elected President, Mandela was a militant anti-apartheid activist, and the leader and
co-founder of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC).
