Nelson Mandela (South African Politician)

Nelson Rohela Mandela is the former and first democratically elected President of South Africa who was elected from 1994-1999.  Before being elected president, Nelson Mandela was an opponent of apartheid in South Africa and also the head of the military wing of the African National Congress.  He actively participated in the movement against racial discrimination against blacks in South Africa and was sentenced by the South African courts to imprisonment for various crimes such as vandalism, civil disobedience, and other crimes.  Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island for nearly 27 years on charges brought against him during the same movement.  When he was released on February 11, 1990, he renounced the violent movement and decided to follow the path of dialogue, which was based on the understanding and support of racial discrimination in South Africa.

 After the end of the anti-apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela was admired all over the world, including by his opponents.  In South Africa, Nelson Mandela is also known as "Madiba", an honorific title for the Mandela family.

Birth:18 july 1918.

Education: B.A.

Languages: English And Kosai.

Profession: Politician, Lawyer, political worker and A Writer.

Residence: Hengton Estate.

Religious:  He is the follower of Islam.

Wife: Avolon Mass And Vini Mandela.

Father's Name: Gaadla Henry.

Mother's Name: Nooskeni Feni.

Nationality: South Africa.

 Nelson Mandela, who was married three times, continued to attract women from all over the world even in his old age.

 But there was one woman who rejected Nelson Mandela's marriage proposal.  The name of this woman was Amina Chachalia. She was an Indian Women.

Why did Amina turn down the offer?

 Born in 1930, Amina played an important role in the movement against the apartheid policies of the South African government of the time.

 Amina once visited Nelson Mandela in prison. when she was 21 years.

 Amina was married to Yusuf Chachalya who died in 1995.  At that time, Nelson Mandela had started the process of getting a divorce from his second wife.

 Amina's son Ghalib Chachalia.

 "We knew that Nelson Mandela and my parents are very good friends," says Ghalib Chachalia, Amina's son.  He often used to come to our house.

 "Once in the 90s, my mother cornered me and my sister and told us that Nelson Mandela had made her a marriage proposal that she was going to turn down," he says.

 At that time, Mandela was 80 years old and Amina chachalia was 68 years old.

I asked Ghalib why his mother turned down the marriage proposal of such a famous man.

 Ghalib's reply was that 'My mother loved Nelson Mandela, but she was not ready to forget my father.  My Daddy were 15 years older than him.  Maybe after his death she didn't want anyone else to come into her life.

Nelson Mandela's Release from Prison...........

Nelson Mandela, the leader who was imprisoned for 20 years for the 'crime' of speaking out against a regime steeped in racism, was released early from life imprisonment in 1990, the year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, due to international pressure.

 This year, when he was released from Victoria Jail on February 11 without agreeing to his principles, the scene was shown by Western television channels around the world.  It was not only the release of a great leader but also an acknowledgment of the defeat of racism.

 At that time, everyone around the world wanted to see Nelson Mandela succeed.  Every country, especially the people of the third world and the governments of the third world, wanted to make him their guest.  India awarded Mandela its highest award 'Bharat Ratna' in 1990.

But It took An Other 2 Years For Pakistan to Honor Nelson Mandela.....

Nelson Mandela arrived in Pakistan on October 2, 1992, where he was received by Sindh Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Shah.  Nelson Mandela visited the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi.

 Until then, Pakistan had not recognized the South African government, so Islamabad did not have diplomatic relations with Pretoria.  Pakistan had boycotted the racist government since 1949.

 Pakistan had banned contacts with any government in Africa that was adopting racist policies.  In 1990, the High Commissioner of Pakistan in Zimbabwe, Rafat Mehdi, met Nelson Mandela on his visit to Zimbabwe.

 Thus, this was Pakistan's first formal contact with Nelson Mandela.  Rifat Mehdi, in his memoirs, has mentioned their meeting and said that Mandela's dream was to give the black population of his country the right to vote in local elections.

 During his struggle after his release, Mandela had further meetings with Pakistani diplomat Rafat Mehdi.  In another of his personal meetings, Mandela said, 'My hero is Jinnah.  I got encouragement from them in my freedom struggle.

When Rafat Mehdi was making arrangements for Mandela's visit to Pakistan in October 1992, when Mandela saw the details of his trip, he said, 'How can I enter Pakistan without paying tribute to my hero?'

 Mandela recorded his comments in the guest book at Jinnah's mausoleum: 'Jinnah is an inspiration to all who are fighting against racial discrimination.'

 So their travel plans were changed and a new ticket was issued.

Nelson Mandela's visit to Pakistan was made possible in October when he was visiting Beijing at the invitation of China.  High Commissioner of Pakistan Rafat Mehdi was in constant contact with him.  The then foreign minister of Pakistan was Sartaj Aziz.

Accordin To Pakistani Former Foreign Minister Sar Taaj Aziz  Nelson Mandela Was Very Brave, Honest, Hard worker, Farsighted.......

Former Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz says that the most important thing I saw in Nelson Mandela was that such a great personality, who had such a great name and such a great struggle, lived a very simple life, completely free of arrogance.  He used to get attached to them by meeting them.'

 Nelson Mandela also interacted with the press on the occasion of his first visit to Pakistan.  He highly appreciated Pakistan's stance against racism in the world at every opportunity.  Common people were also happy on the occasion of his arrival in Pakistan.

 Sartaj Aziz says that Mandela came to Pakistan on October 2 and left for China on October 4.  Immediately after this, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also had a pre-scheduled visit to China.  'I went with them.  Coincidentally, where we were staying, it turned out that Mandela was also staying there.'

 "During his visit to Pakistan, I was busy with arrangements, but in Beijing we had two early morning walks together during which we talked a lot.  Thus I had more opportunity to interact with them in Beijing.'

 'I asked Nelson Mandela how he kept himself mentally strong when he was sentenced to life imprisonment.  Nelson Mandela said that if you believe in your mission, you automatically develop courage.  My faith never wavered.'