2013 (december 5)
Passes away at home in Johannesburg
1990
anc is unbanned
1988
Admitted to Tygerberg Hospital where he is diagnosed with tuberculosis
1963
sent to robben Island
1961
Goes underground; Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed
1962
Sentenced to five years in prison for incitement and leaving the country without a passport
1960 (april 8)
The anc is banned
1956
arrested and later joins 155 others on trial for teason
1955
watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown adopts the Freedom Charter
1953
devises the m-plan for the ANC's future underground operations
1951
elected president of the ANCYL
1948
Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
1944
Co-founds the ANC youth league (ANCYL)
timeline on some of Nelson Mandela key events
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