Happy Nelson Mandela International Day

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: This year is the first time the day will be celebrate without him Mandela Madiba and the fifth year since the UN declared July 18 the birthday of the anti-apartheid revolutionary international day aimed at bringing people to fight poverty, promote peace and reconciliation. Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18,1918. His mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and his father was Nkosi Mphakanyisiwa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the acting king of the Thembu people. He died on  the 5th of December 2013 aged 95.
He was a great leader and I am happy to bear and share that great  name with an International Hero and Icon Mandela my full names(PEREIRA MANDELA BANKOLE). People ask me a lot how did you come about the name Mandela because some people I have met think I jus adopted the name: My dad had said he was going to name me Mandela. My parents had also predicted that when I was going to be born something great would happen and coincidentally I was born on the evening of February 11,1990  the day Nelson Mandela was released after 27Years in Prison. I thank my parents for naming me Mandela its an Honour. Happy Mandela Day.