Nelson Mandela

Full names Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela. Widely known as Madiba in later years. (1918-2013) Lawyer, activist, politician, president of the ANC, first President of the post-Apartheid South Africa and international pacifist and icon.

Born As a young man he was a boxer and a male model. Also performed a role in the film ***. ???** In prison he participated in performances ***??. As President his inauguration is one of the major performance pieces of the twentieth century, and as a performer on the world stage, he became an icon of the late twentieth century. ??**

INTERPRETATIONS ON FILM & TELEVISION

Der Rivonia-Prozess (Jürgen Goslar/1966) (by Simon Sabela), Mandela (Philip Saville/1987) (by Danny Glover), Mandela and De Klerk (Joseph Sargent/1997) (by Sidney Poitier), Drum (Zola Maseko/2004) (by Lindani Nkosi), Goodbye Bafana (Bille August/2007) (by Dennis Haysbert), Endgame (Pete Travis/2008) (by Clarke Peters), Invictus (Clint Eastwood/2009) (by Morgan Freeman), Mrs. Mandela (Michael Samuels/2010) (by David Harewood), Winnie (Darrell James Roodt/2011) (by Terrence Howard), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Justin Chadwick/2013) (by Idris Elba)