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Born on 18 July at Mvezo, near Qunu in the former Transkei, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela spent much of his childhood being groomed to become a chief. Here he became involved in student politics and was expelled in as a result of participating in a student protest. On moving to Johannesburg, he was employed as a mine policeman where he met Walter Sisulu who assisted him in obtaining articles with a legal firm.

Completing a BA degree by correspondence in , he then began studying for a law degree which he did not complete. In December , Mandela and Tambo opened the first African legal partnership in the country. Later that year, Mandela and 19 others were arrested and charged under the Suppression of Communism Act for their participation in the Defiance Campaign.

They were sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for two years. In , he was one of the political activists arrested and charged with high treason for the campaign leading to the adoption of the Freedom Charter the previous year. The trial lasted four and a half years during which time charges against many of the accused were dropped and ended in March , when Mandela and 29 others were found not guilty.

Nelson Mandela was instrumental in a number of protest actions and campaigns, including the anti-pass law campaigns. He addressed international audiences and travelled widely to gain support for the struggle against apartheid. He was tried and sentenced to five years imprisonment for incitement to strike and for illegally leaving the country.

The Rivonia trial commenced in October and Mandela joined the other accused being tried for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government by revolution. His statement from the dock received worldwide publicity.