Did Nelson Mandela ever meet Gandhi?

Thanks for the A2A Not to my knowledge. Gandhi left RSA when Nelson was very young (4 I think) and I am not aware that Mandela visited India as a young man. read more

Nelson Mandela did not meet Gandhiji but was greatly influenced by him. Mandela grew up to be a careless, aggressive typical African youth and continued life that way, participating in radical movements that bordered on violence. read more

"While Nelson Mandela is the father of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi is our grandfather," Harris Majeke, South Africa's ambassador to India, said at the same event. "Mandela was inspired by the Satyagraha campaign led by Gandhi. read more

Nelson Mandela, like Gandhi, had always been ready to sacrifice his life in order to create a just society. One of the world’s most revered statesmen, Nelson Mandela, led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy. read more