From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nelson Mandela Mandela in Pennsylvania , United States in July 1993. President of South Africa In office 10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999 Vice President Frederik Willem de Klerk Thabo Mbeki Preceded by Frederik Willem de Klerk ( State President of South Africa ) Succeeded by Thabo Mbeki 19th Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement In office 3 September 1998 – 14 June 1999 Preceded by Andrés Pastrana Arango Succeeded by Thabo Mbeki Born 18 July 1918 (age 91) Mvezo , Eastern Cape , Union of South Africa Political party African National Congress Apartheid in South Africa Events and Projects Sharpeville Massacre Soweto uprising · Treason Trial Rivonia Trial · Church Street bombing CODESA · St James Church massacre Organisations ANC · IFP · AW...