Nelson Mandela Awarded Lifetime Campaigner For Peace And Freedom
Nelson Mandela to receive inaugural Mahathir For Global Peace award
Celebrating Mahathir & Mandela
Mandela’s soft spot for Malaysia
“One of the greatest symbols of resilience, tolerance, non-violence and moral integrity of our age.” – Tan Sri Limkokwing
Dr Nelson Mandela awarded an Honorary Doctorate
University pays tribute to inspiring leader for making the world a better, kinder place
Mandela gets Honorary Doctorate from Limkokwing University
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Citation
“Because of him, the world is a better place. Because of him, the world is working to be a kinder place.” – Tan Sri Limkokwing
Nelson Mandela is released from prison
Nelson Mandela is elected as Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC)
Nelson Mandela is elected as President of the ANC
Diplomatic relations between Malaysia and South Africa are re-established. Malaysian Airlines adds a flight to Johannesburg in its itinerary. International trade sanctions are slowly lifted and South African cargos are accepted into Malaysia
Nelson Mandela visits Taiwan and Malaysia as ANC President. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad handpicks Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing to help Nelson Mandela in the upcoming national elections
Nelson Mandela is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize together with then South African President FW de Klerk
Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing flies and stays in South Africa for 6 months to strategize and help implement the presidential campaign of Nelson Mandela
The campaign was intended to unite and took a reconciliatory stance (which some ANC supporters criticized as too soft). The campaign slogan ‘A better life for all’ was used with a photo of a smiling Nelson Mandela and children of different ethnicities.
His intense popularity turned to be a ‘problem’ for the campaign since people would tear the posters and take them home as souvenirs. For decades, photos of Nelson Mandela were banned by the apartheid government and the campaign posters finally gave the people opportunity to see how he looked like after life from prison.
Nelson Mandela autographs a campaign poster for Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing
Nelson Mandela signs an official letter of appreciation to then Dato’ (now Tan Sri) Lim Kok Wing
South Africa holds its first multi-racial elections; Nelson Mandela votes for the first time
Nelson Mandela is elected by parliament as the first president of post-apartheid South Africa and inaugurated as president the next day
Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing honours Nelson Mandela’s vision (A better life for all) by helping build and develop human capital in the African continent. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology opened campuses in the following countries:
Gaborone
Maseru
Mbabane