timeline on some of Nelson Mandela key events
Co-founds the ANC youth league (ANCYL)
Elected national secretary of the ANCYL
elected president of the ANCYL
devises the m-plan for the ANC's future underground operations
watches as the Congress of the People at Kliptown adopts the Freedom Charter
arrested and later joins 155 others on trial for teason
Sentenced to five years in prison for incitement and leaving the country without a passport
Goes underground; Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed
Admitted to Tygerberg Hospital where he is diagnosed with tuberculosis
Passes away at home in Johannesburg