Nelson Mandela - Madiba: Father Of A Nation 1918-2013

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtatu, then a part of South Africa's Cape Province. Given the forename Rolihlahla, a Xhosa term colloquially meaning "troublemaker", in later years he became known by his clan name, Madiba.