Nelson Mandela was born 105 years ago today

On this day in 1918 Nelson Mandela was born to Nosekeni Fanny and Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, Chief Counsellor to the Chief of the Tembu tribe. He was a South African anti-apartheid activist and president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was that country’s first president elected in a fully representative democratic election.