"THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE"
NELSON MANDELA

GAOLED 5th AUGUST 1962
SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT1 2th JUNE 1964 FOR HIS ACTIONS AGAINST APARTHEID

ERECTED BY THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL
UNVEILED BY OLIVER TAMBO PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
28th OCTOBER 1985

NELSON MANDELA WAS RELEASED AFTER 27 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT
11th FEBRUARY 1990

AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
10th DECEMBER 1993

INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY
10th MAY 1994

The statue shows the man who was the South African freedom fighter, who after his war against the apartheid regime, and a long imprisonment, led to the abolition of racial discrimination. Served as President of South Africa. Thanks to his actions he won the Nobel Peace Prize (1993)

The statue in the Southbank Center was made by Ian Walters, and was first displayed in 1985 (the year Mandela was still a prisoner). The statue was set on fire by rioters.
The current statue was moved to its place in 1988

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

The statue’s name appears on the back of the statue’s base
SCULPTOR - IAN WALTERS
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Another statue of Mandela was made by the same sculptor and stands in Parliament Square in London Click for sign's details