NELSON MANDELA :
NELSON MANDELA Born July 18, 1918
Great Acomplishments:
1944 - Joined African National Congress
1956-61 - Tried for treason, acquitted 1961
1960 - ANC banned
1961 - Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe
June 12,1964 - Sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to overthrow the government
1964-1982 - Incarcerated at Robben Island Prison off Cape Town
1982-1990 - Imprisoned at Pollsmoor Prison
February 18, 1990 - Released
1991 - Elected president of the ANC
1993 - Received Nobel Peace Prize
1994 - 1999 - President of South Africa
June 16, 1994 - Formation of Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
Won the Nobel Peace Prize because of his many years of working toward peace.
Frederik Willem de Klerk :
Frederik Willem de Klerk Born March 18, 1936
A resident of South Africa
Released Nelson Mandela
Won Nobel Peace Prize for working towards peace in South Africa.
Jimmy Carter :
Jimmy Carter Born October 1, 1924
39th president of the united states
Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize due to his “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”
MARTTI AHTISAARI :
MARTTI AHTISAARI Born June 23, 1937
Had many great accomplishments.
Won because of his “important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.”