Nelson Mandela


 * Served 27 years on Robben Island
 * First African president of post-apartheid South Africa
 * Xhosa ANC leader
 * F. W. de Klerk released him from prison
 * Shared Nobel Prize with him
 * Opened the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
 * Gave the "I am prepared to die" speech during the Rivonia Trial
 * Rose to prominence as the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe
 * Admired Zachariah Matthews
 * Deputy president of his party under chief Albert Luthuli
 * Called for the sentence of Abdel al-Mergrahi to be served in Libya and for his conviction to be appealed