Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president of South Africa today 10 May in the year 1994.
Nelson Mandela, who was an anti-apartheid activist, leader of Umkhonto We Sizwe, lawyer, and former political prisoner, was inaugurated as Presidential of South Africa, and ended on 14 June 1999.
He was the first non-White head of state in South African history, as well as the first to take office following the dismantling of the apartheid system and the introduction of full, multiracial democracy. Mandela was also the oldest head of state in South Africa’s history, taking office at the age of seventy-five. His age was taken into consideration as part of his decision to not seek re-election in 1999.
