In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

We went on a tour of Constitution Hill - the foundation of liberation in South Africa.

"In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12 km outside Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela ... in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to ...

Nelson Mandela was a South African revolutionary ... During his tenure in prison, Mandela regularly encountered a few repeated scenes; the view from his cell window, the gym facilities, and the ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela ... February 11, 1990 – Mandela is released from prison. July 1991 – Mandela is elected president of the ANC. 1993 – Mandela and ...

A few yards from the cell where former South African President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned ... spending 20 years in prison from 1964 alongside Mandela. The two shared a close bond, with Mandela ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader ... The South African government listened and they got rid of Apartheid! When he left prison he was not angry, instead he worked to bring peace and friendship ...