Nelson Mandela was born on July 18th, 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata and died in December 5th, 2013, British South Africa of respiratory tract infection, which is infectious diseases involving the respiratory tract. Everyone knows about Nelson Mandela, but not many people really know him and why he is an important person in history, he was at the forefront of the South African people’s fight for independence and racial equality and was the first South African president to be elected democratically. He could be a law because he was born in the royal family .He joined the African National Congress and created a series of non-violent acts of massive resistance. He corrected the injustice of racism by engaging in mistreatment and defying the authority of the National Party through measures of action and opposition. In 1962, he was charged with overthrowing the government and imprisoned for 27 years. He was released in 1990 because of an international campaign of loyal followers who supported him. After Nelson was released, he became president of the African Parliament, becoming the first black president of South Africa. He introduced a constitution that would allow blacks to have equal rights and seek justice for the abusive. He was called “Father of the Nation” in South Africa because he had the courage to stand up to a force that no one thought could pass and was willing to risk his life to fight for freedom of his people.