South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg.
1918 Born in the Eastern Cape.
1943 Joined African National Congress.
1956 Charged with high treason, but charges dropped after a four-year trial.
1962 Arrested, convicted of incitement and leaving country without a passport, sentenced to five years in prison.
1964 Charged with sabotage, sentenced to life.
1990 Freed from prison.
1993 Wins Nobel Peace Prize.
1994 Elected first black president.
1999 Steps down as leader.
2001 Diagnosed with prostate cancer.
2004 Retires from public life.
2005 Announces his son has died of an HIV/Aids-related illness.
After leaving office, he became South Africa's highest-profile ambassador, campaigning against HIV/Aids and helping to secure his country's right to host the 2010 football World Cup.
He was also involved in peace negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and other countries in Africa and elsewhere.
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