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OCR: CHRONOLOGY JULY 18, 1918 Bom Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, at Umtata, Transkei, South Africa. 1944 Joins the African National Congress (ANC) (later appointed National Secretary of the ANC). 1952 Sets up South Africa's first black legal practice with Oliver Tambo. MARCH 1960 After the banning of the ANC, establishes an underground wing committed to a program of sabotage. 1962 Arrested for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government. JULY 1964 Sentenced to life imprisonment on multiple counts of sabotage. FEBRUARY 11, 1990 Released from prison on Robben Island by President F.W. de Klerk. MAY 10, 1994 Inaugurated first black president of South Africa.