chievment: May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999. As president                                                                                                                                                                                              achievment:by 1962 Mandela had e is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards. Nelson Mandelais also associated with many educational programmes and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaignbeen arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison                                                                                                                                                                        returning point:           1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. Life at the prison was tough and uncompromising