How tall is Nelson Mandela?
Nelson Mandela's listed height was 183 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 99% of men in South Africa.
Where 183 cm sits among men in South Africa
Taller than about 99% of men in South Africa born in 1918 (average 166.5 cm).
About Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist. A Xhosa, he was born on 18 July 1918 in Mvezo to the Thembu royal family. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg.
In Johannesburg Mandela became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics, joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944. He was appointed President of the ANC's Transvaal branch and rose to prominence through the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People. In 1961 he co-founded Umkhonto we Sizwe. He served as President of the African National Congress from 1991 to 1997.
Mandela stood at a listed 183 cm (6'0"). He died on 5 December 2013. He served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid.
Frequently asked
How tall is Nelson Mandela in feet and inches? Nelson Mandela was 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.
Is Nelson Mandela tall for men in South Africa? At 183 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in South Africa born in 1918, whose average height is 166.5 cm.
Sources
- Nelson Mandela on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Nelson Mandela on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Nelson Mandela on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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