Time line :
1918 - born
1942 - qualified in law
1944 - joined AFC
1956 - 1961 -he went on a trail for treason
1961 - he was acquitted
After 1960 - argued for setting up of a military wing
1961 - the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics
1962 - was arrested and sentenced
1963 - Mandela was brought to stand trial
1964 - was sentenced to life
1964 - 1982 - he was incarcerated
1990 - was released
1991 - was elected president of the ANC
1993 - he won Nobel peace prize
