Nelson Mandela
1918 to 2013
23 documented presences
20 places
Quo Fuit places 23 dated presences for Nelson Mandela across 20 places, from 1918 to 2013. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, statesman, and revolutionary who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Nelson Mandela was documented, and when
18 July 1918exact date
Umtataattested
“Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then part of South Africa's Cape Province.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1939year
University of Fort Hareattested
“In 1939, with Jongintaba's backing, Mandela began work on a BA degree at the University of Fort Hare, an elite black institution of approximately 150 students in Alice, Eastern Cape.”
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1939year
Alice, Eastern Capeattested
“In 1939, with Jongintaba's backing, Mandela began work on a BA degree at the University of Fort Hare, an elite black institution of approximately 150 students in Alice, Eastern Cape.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
December 1940month
Johannesburgattested
“Returning to Mqhekezweni in December 1940, Mandela found that Jongintaba had arranged marriages for him and Justice; dismayed, they fled to Johannesburg via Queenstown, arriving in April 1941.”
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December 1940month
Queenstown, Eastern Capeattested
“Returning to Mqhekezweni in December 1940, Mandela found that Jongintaba had arranged marriages for him and Justice; dismayed, they fled to Johannesburg via Queenstown, arriving in April 1941.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1941 to 1942period
Johannesburgattested
“In late 1941, Jongintaba visited Johannesburg—there forgiving Mandela for running away—before returning to Thembuland, where he died in the winter of 1942.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1944year
Sophiatownattested
“Deciding on the need for a youth wing to mass-mobilise Africans in opposition to their subjugation, Mandela was among a delegation that approached ANC president Alfred Bitini Xuma on the subject at his home in Sophiatown; the African Nat…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1979year
Lesothoattested
“He was awarded an honorary doctorate in Lesotho, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in India in 1979, and the Freedom of the City of Glasgow, Scotland in 1981.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1979year
Indiaattested
“He was awarded an honorary doctorate in Lesotho, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in India in 1979, and the Freedom of the City of Glasgow, Scotland in 1981.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
December 1988month
Victor Verster Prisonattested
“Recovering from tuberculosis exacerbated by the damp conditions in his cell, Mandela was moved to Victor Verster Prison, near Paarl, in December 1988.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
December 1988month
Paarlattested
“Recovering from tuberculosis exacerbated by the damp conditions in his cell, Mandela was moved to Victor Verster Prison, near Paarl, in December 1988.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
March 1995month
South Africaattested
“He also met with Queen Elizabeth II on her March 1995 state visit to South Africa, which earned him strong criticism from ANC anti-capitalists.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1997year
Londonattested
“During a 1997 visit to London, he said that "the ruler of South Africa, the de facto ruler, is Thabo Mbeki" and that he was "shifting everything to him".”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
July 1997month
Indonesiaattested
“Mandela attracted controversy for his close relationship with Indonesian president Suharto, whose regime was responsible for mass human rights abuses, although on a July 1997 visit to Indonesia he privately urged Suharto to withdraw from…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1998year
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1999year
April 1999month
April 1999month
2005year
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2013year
5 December 2013exact date
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Places Nelson Mandela is documented in
Johannesburg3 presences · 1940 to 1999South Africa2 presences · 1995 to 1998India1 presence · 1979Indonesia1 presence · 1997Libya1 presence · 1998London1 presence · 1997Netherlands1 presence · 1999United States1 presence · 2005
Alice, Eastern Cape1 presence · 1939
Camp Zeist, Netherlands1 presence · 1999
Eastern Cape1 presence · 2009
Houghton Estate1 presence · 2013
Other places tied to Nelson Mandela in the record
In each of these, a source puts Nelson Mandela and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Nelson Mandela was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1933year
Clarkeburymentioned
“Intending to gain skills needed to become a privy councillor for the Thembu royal house, Mandela began his secondary education in 1933 at Clarkebury Methodist High School in Engcobo, a Western-style institution that was the largest schoo…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1933year
Engcobomentioned
“Intending to gain skills needed to become a privy councillor for the Thembu royal house, Mandela began his secondary education in 1933 at Clarkebury Methodist High School in Engcobo, a Western-style institution that was the largest schoo…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
1945 to 1998period
Cape Townmentioned
“Pule claimed to have learned in 1998 from her grandmother that she was the result of a brief relationship between Mandela and Seipati Monakali in Cape Town in 1945.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
December 1949month
Witwatersrandmentioned
“Mandela later related that he and his colleagues had "guided the ANC to a more radical and revolutionary path." Having devoted his time to politics, Mandela failed his final year at Witwatersrand three times; he was ultimately denied his…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
July 1952month
Johannesburgmentioned
“In July 1952, Mandela was arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act and stood trial as one of the 21 accused—among them Moroka, Sisulu and Yusuf Dadoo—in Johannesburg.”
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February 1955month
Sophiatownmentioned
“After taking part in the unsuccessful protest to prevent the forced relocation of all black people from the Sophiatown suburb of Johannesburg in February 1955, Mandela concluded that violent action would prove necessary to end apartheid…”
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June 1955month
Kliptownmentioned
“The charter was adopted at a June 1955 conference in Kliptown, which was forcibly closed down by police.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
September 1955month
Transkeimentioned
“Following the end of a second ban in September 1955, Mandela went on a working holiday to Transkei to discuss the implications of the Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 with local Xhosa chiefs, also visiting his mother and Noengland before proc…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
September 1955month
Cape Townmentioned
“Following the end of a second ban in September 1955, Mandela went on a working holiday to Transkei to discuss the implications of the Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 with local Xhosa chiefs, also visiting his mother and Noengland before proc…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
March 1956month
Johannesburgmentioned
“In March 1956, he received his third ban on public appearances, restricting him to Johannesburg for five years, but he often defied it.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
January 1958month
Gauteng Divisionmentioned
“In January 1958, Oswald Pirow was appointed to prosecute the case, and in February the judge ruled that there was "sufficient reason" for the defendants to go on trial in the Transvaal Supreme Court.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
June 1958month
Bizana, Eastern Capementioned
“During the divorce proceedings, he began courting a social worker, Winnie Madikizela, whom he married in Bizana in June 1958.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
August 1958month
Pretoriamentioned
“The formal Treason Trial began in Pretoria in August 1958, with the defendants successfully applying to have the three judges—all linked to the governing National Party—replaced.”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
March 1961month
Pietermaritzburgmentioned
“Over the following months, Mandela used his free time to organise an All-In African Conference near Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in March 1961, at which 1,400 anti-apartheid delegates met, agreeing on a stay-at-home strike to mark 31 May, th…”
source: Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
February 1962month
5 August 1962exact date
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April 1982month
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1986year
July 1991month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Desmond TutuJohannesburg · 1941Horst KöhlerIndonesia · 1997Ronnie James DioUnited States · 2005Vicente FoxUnited States · 2005Rebiya KadeerUnited States · 2005Elizabeth IIUnited Kingdom · 1997Elton JohnUnited Kingdom · 1997Peter GabrielUnited Kingdom · 1997EnyaUnited Kingdom · 1997
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