Why did Nelson Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?

The Nobel Peace Prize 1993. Nelson Mandela. Prize share: 1/2. Frederik Willem de Klerk. Prize share: 1/2. read more

The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded jointly to Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa" read more

Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in trasforming the government of South Africa from one that was opressive to black (and Indian) people. read more

Yet he chose not only to forgive, but to actively seek reconciliation at a national level. His pursuit of forgiveness and "turning the other cheek" is something almost never seen. He actively sought national unity in a way few politicians ever do. He wasn't perfect, but his example in this regard was easily deserving of the Nobel Prize. read more