On December 5, 2013, the world lost a fighter of apartheid and the world's leading figures are highly respected, he is Nelson Mandela. Many people who feel sad and lost a Mandela figure. Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo. He has received many awards and Nobel peace. However, Madiba, her nickname, just a man who has shortage as well. Here are the facts about Nelson Mandela that you should know.
Meaning of name. At birth, he was given the name Rolihlahla Mandela Dalibhunga. Rolihlahla literally means "pulling the branch tree" but the meaning of free is "troublemakers". When he started school, Miss Mdingane gave the Christian name "Nelson", but why the name was given, Mandela did not know.
Children's village head. Mandela was the son of the village head, the same time as the life of a African village children in general, he also graze sheep and cattle. When growing up, he went on to study law at the University majoring Fort Hare and later at the University of Witwatersrand.
Favorite foods. According to his granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela, the favorite foods of the former president of South Africa are part of the body of an animal, offal kind of tripe. On his last birthday party, the whole family ate Samp (typical South African food made from maize) and tripe. Mandela also had a very modest appetite at breakfast. His favorite breakfast is a bowl of plain porridge with fresh fruit and milk.
Three times married. The first marriage with Evelyn Mase Ntoko lasted from 1944 until 1957 and had four children: Madiba Thembekile, Makgatho, Makaziwe and Maki. Second marriage to Winnie Madikizela from 1958 to 1996 and produced two daughters: Zenani and Zindziswa. When Mandela became president, the couple split up. And in 1998 Mandela married Graca Machel. Mandela also has 20 grandchildren.
Awards earned. Mandela receives more than 60 titles from various universities around the world. In 1993 Mandela with President de Klerk was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work dismantle apartheid. In addition, Mandela received more than 250 international awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the United States and the Soviet Order of Lenin.
Madiba Shirt. Mandela always wears Batik, and became his trademark, people also call it a Madiba shirt. Most of the batik shirt worn Mandela is the design of Iwan Tirta, The Indonesian Batik Maestro. Mandela fell in love with batik and has fashion designer who made batik shirt, Sonwabile Ndamase, special designer Mandela, he was created the batik pattern for Mandela over the years.
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