Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid leader, political prisoner and South Africa’s first democratically elected president, central to the country’s transition from white minority rule.
Life, work & what’s documented
Nelson Mandela was born 1918-07-18 and died 2013-12-05 at age 95. Anti-apartheid leader, political prisoner and South Africa’s first democratically elected president, central to the country’s transition from white minority rule. A central anti-apartheid leader, political prisoner and South Africa's first Black president.
Why They’re Fucking Awesome
A central anti-apartheid leader, political prisoner and South Africa's first Black president.
Essential works: Long Walk to Freedom · 1994 presidency · Nobel Peace Prize
What changed because they were here
Contribution: Led a central struggle against apartheid and helped guide South Africa's democratic transition.
Influence: His political leadership and reconciliation work influenced global human-rights and democratic movements.
Connections: Connected to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Nobel Peace Prize.
Meaningful connections
- Nelson Mandela FoundationAssociated With / The Nelson Mandela Foundation carries forward Mandela's documented public legacy and institutional work.Relationship source / confidence: high
- Nobel Peace PrizeReceived Award / Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize.Relationship source / confidence: high
Positive impact
The Nelson Mandela Foundation continues his post-presidential work through memory, dialogue, human-rights advocacy and public access to his archive.
Evidence and disposition
Celebrate documented work and impact. Do not imply the scoped search proves an absence of controversy or harm.
Context is not destiny
Born 1918-07-18; died 2013-12-05; age at death 95. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.
Death context: Nelson Mandela died on 2013-12-05 at age 95. This profile states only the sourced date and age until a reviewed cause or circumstance source is attached.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The source proposes Sagittarius rising, but its DD rating is not strong enough to present the Ascendant or houses as established fact.
Birth-data confidence: researched time available; Rodden DD; conflicting_unverified; Do not present houses or ascendant as established fact. / Rodden DD. Astrology is interpretive and is never medical prediction. A rising-sign link requires reviewed AA, A or B-rated birth-time evidence without an uncertainty qualifier.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q8023Wikidata / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: mediumSource ID nelson-mandela:discovery_index:1. Verification: identity_discovery_only. Claims: identity.
- Official website candidateOfficial site / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID nelson-mandela:official_site_candidate:2. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: career summary, official legacy.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica candidateEncyclopaedia Britannica / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: highSource ID nelson-mandela:reference_candidate:3. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: identity, vital dates, career summary.
- About the Nelson Mandela FoundationNelson Mandela Foundation / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID nelson-mandela:good-deed:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: good deed or positive legacy, legacy treatment.
- Astro-Databank: Nelson MandelaAstrodienst Astro-Databank / 2026-08-26 / birth_record / confidence: mediumSource ID nelson-mandela:astrology:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: birth time, birth place, Rodden rating, chart factors.
Official links
- Official siteOfficial Site
- Nelson Mandela FoundationFoundation
Batch adw-publication-batch-2026-08-26-01. Research package completeness 96/100. Claims are linked to the source IDs retained in source notes.
Research last updated 2026-08-26.
Portrait provenance
Nelson Mandela photo by Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel; Flickr: NELSON MANDELA; CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exact source file · CC BY-SA 2.0 2.0 · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.