July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day, and in honor of the anti-apartheid activist and first black president of South Africa, we're reliving a famous speech he gave in Cape Town in 1990 after his release ...

Here are a selection of speeches he gave after his release from prison in 1990, and while as president in 1994. Nelson Mandela, South African leader and apartheid foe, died Thursday at 95.

In 2005, Nelson Mandela delivered a speech in the center of London and called on a new generation to be great. He had three clear demands – to make trade fair, cancel unpayable debt, and increase and ...

In June 1964, Nelson Mandela was convicted of sabotage ... a day that was the beginning of the end of apartheid, Mandela made another famous speech, in front of 100,000 people in Johannesburg.

Family members, friends and political figures including South African President Jacob Zuma paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at his funeral in Qunu. Photo: AP ...

February 2, 1990 – Following a speech ... Mandela’s release from prison was promised, the Jewish community in South Africa is hopeful for political reform. February 11, 1990 – Nelson ...

Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against ... At his trial, which is now known as the Rivonia Trial, he gave his famous “Speech from the Dock”, stating, “I have cherished the ideal ...