1. 1929-Fred Hollows was born in New Zealand.
2. 1965-Head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital.
3. 1970-HE helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians.
4. 1980- Travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries.
5. 1989-Fred was dying of cancer but it didn't slow him down and, thought he is  lucky.
6. 1993 -Fred died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children.

   NELSON MANDELA 

   TURNING POINTS 

• When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe
• Whilst At university Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society
• Mandela became involved in politics
• Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground
• Mandela and several others were charged with treason.
• Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate.This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
• Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 
• He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered earlt release
• Mandela’s release in 1990. 
• Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa
• Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue(HIV)
• Nelson Mandela has continued to be an international figure of great stature
• He is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
•  First democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June
• he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk

Nelson Mandela

(1918)-Was born at Qunu, near Umtata 

(1944)- Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League,
(1949)- Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC 
( 1952 ) -Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
(1952)- Defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
(1960)- Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate.
(1962)- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
( 1990) -Emotional moment watched by millions around the globe
(1993)-  Macquarie University awarded him an honorary doctor of laws in recognition of his services to law
(1994)-Son Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa
(1999) -Nelson Mandela was President until