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(CNN) Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa.

Personal Birth date July 18 1918

Birth place Mvezo Transkei South Africa.

Birth name Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela

Father Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa a counselor to the royal house of the Thembu tribe

Mother Nosekeni Fanny Mandela

Marriages Graca (Machel) Mandela (July 18 1998 present) Winnie (Madikizela) Mandela (1958 1996 divorce) Evelyn (Ntoko) Mandela (1944 1958 divorce)

Children with Winnie Mandela Zindzi 1960 and Zenani 1959 with Evelyn Mandela Makaziwe 1953 Makgatho 1950 January 6 2005 Makaziwe 1947 1948 Thembekile 1946 1969

Education University of South Africa law degree 1942

Other Facts He was given the name Nelson by a school teacher. He is also sometimes called Madiba his traditional clan name.

Mandela has been called both the world's most famous political prisoner and South Africa's Great Black Hope.

Timeline 1941 1943 Mandela meets Walter Sislu who helps him get a job at the law firm of Witkin Sidelsky and Eidelman.

1944 Joins the African National Congress and helps found the ANC Youth League.

1951 Becomes president of the ANC Youth League.

1952 Opens the first black law partnership in South Africa with friend Oliver Tambo.

1952 Leads the newly launched ANC Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws a program of nonviolent mass resistance.

July 1952 Mandela is charged with violating the Suppression of Communism Act.

December 5 1956 Mandela is among 156 resistance leaders arrested and charged with high treason.

March 21 1960 In Sharpeville police fire upon protestors challenging apartheid laws 69 people are killed.

April 8 1960 The ANC is banned nine days after Mandela is arrested and the government imposes a state of emergency after the events in Sharpeville.

March 29 1961 Mandela and all co defendants are found not guilty of treason.

June 1961 Mandela begins organizing the armed struggle against apartheid Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nations). He travels in Africa and Europe studying guerrilla warfare.

August 5 1962 Is arrested on charges of inciting workers to strike and leaving the country without valid travel documents. Mandela represents himself at trial.

November 7 1962 Is sentenced to prison five years hard labor.

June 12 1964 Is sentenced to life in prison for four counts of sabotage. Convicted and sentenced with Mandela are Walter Sisulu Ahmed Kathrada Govan Mbeki Denis Goldberg and others.

1980 The Johannesburg Sunday Post leads a campaign to free Mandela. A petition demanding his and other ANC prisoners' release is printed in the newspaper.

1982 Is transferred to Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison after 18 years on Robben Island.

1988 Is transferred to Victor Verster Prison.

July 5 1989 Meets with President P.W. Botha.

August 15 1989 Botha resigns as president and head of the National Party. F.W. de Klerk replaces him and begins dismantling apartheid.

December 13 1989 Mandela and de Klerk meet for the first time.

February 11 1990 Mandela is released from prison after more than 27 years.

1990 Embarks on a world tour visiting Margaret Thatcher the U.S. Congress and U.S. President George H.W. Bush.

July 1991 Mandela is elected president of the ANC.

1993 Mandela and de Klerk share the Nobel Peace Prize.

April 29 1994 Elected the first black president of the Republic of South Africa in the first open election in the country's history.

May 10 1994 Mandela is inaugurated.

June 1999 Mandela leaves office.

1999 Establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

January 19 2000 Addresses the United Nations Security Council appealing for help in ending the brutal civil war between ethnic Hutus and Tutsis in Burundi.

July 25 2001 Announces that he has prostate cancer and is undergoing treatment.

January 31 2003 Mandela criticizes President Bush's stance on Iraq saying he has no foresight and can't think properly.

November 29 2003 Aids awareness event the 46664 Concert (Mandela's prison number) at Green Point stadium in Cape Town. The event draws 30 000 fans with performances by Beyonce Peter Gabriel Bono Bob Geldof and many more and speeches by Mandela and Geldof.

December 1 2003 Mandela participates in the signing of the Geneva Accords for peace in the Middle East.

January 7 2005 Announces that his son Makgatho has died of AIDS and that the disease should be given publicity so that people will stop viewing it as extraordinary.

March 21 2005 Hosts the 46664 concert in George South Africa to promote AIDS awareness.

August 29 2007 A bronze statue of Mandela is unveiled in Parliament Square in London.

June 27 2008 A London concert is held at Hyde Park in honor of Mandela's 90th birthday (on July 18) with all proceeds going to an AIDS charity. It is estimated that about 40 000 tickets were sold.

July 18 2009 The Nelson Mandela Foundation creates Mandela Day to be held every year on his birthday. The purpose of the day is to bring awareness to community service.

November 11 2009 The United Nations declares July 18th Nelson Mandela International Day.

December 11 2009 The movie Invictus starring Morgan Freeman as Mandela opens in South Africa Canada and the United States.

February 11 2010 On the 20th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison tributes commemorations and marches in his honor take place.

June 11 2010 Mandela makes his first World Cup appearance before kickoff of the final match.

January 26 28 2011 Is hospitalized in Johannesburg and treated for an acute respiratory infection.

June 21 2011 Meets with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama at his home in South Africa.

February 25 26 2012 Enters and is released from a Johannesburg hospital while there undergoes surgery for an abdominal hernia.

March 2012 The Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project is launched. Google gives a $1.25 million grant to help preserve and digitize thousands of archival documents including items donated by Mandela himself.

December 8 2012 Is admitted to the hospital suffering a lung infection.

December 15 2012 Undergoes successful endoscopic surgery to have gall stones removed.

January 6 2013 A spokesman says Mandela has successfully recovered from surgery and a lung infection and is slowly getting back to his normal routine.

March 27 2013 Is admitted to the hospital due to the recurrence of a lung infection.

April 6 2013 Mandela is discharged from the hospital.

April 29 2013 The South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) releases video of Mandela as he sits at home surrounded by South Africa President Zuma and other government officials. SABC and the African National Congress which has been critical of media in the past are accused of political exploitation.

June 8 2013 Mandela is admitted to hospital with a recurring lung infection. The former president is listed in serious but stable condition and is breathing on his own.

June 23 2013 Officials say Mandela's condition worsened in the past 24 hours and he is now in critical condition.

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