Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Nelson Mandela Biography and Timeline

Follow Nelson Mandela through 2 dated historical records for South Africa.

Nelson Mandela, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1994–2013Years on this page

1994

Democratic Elections End Minority Rule

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa

Nelson Mandela's election victory brought a nonracial democratic government to power and ended the constitutional system of white minority rule.

2013

Death of Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa · Johannesburg · Politics / African National Congress

Death of Nelson Mandela

Role range: 1994-1999

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.