Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Thembu royal family on July 18, 1918. He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, and politician who served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999. Nelson Mandela attended Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. He led and participated in many protests involving anti-apartheid and equality. He was later put in prison for 27 years. Nelson Mandela is better than Gandhi because he helped bring an end to apartheid, which was a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa, and has been a global advocate for human rights. In addition, he was the first South African president to ever create a multiethnic government to oversee the country‘s transition. Mandela also used a simple. but a successful tactic to bring his people closer as one by using the sport of rugby. His influence and faith in South Africa's rugby team inspired not only his people, but the team itself to work hard and finish strong through the season. As result, South Africa won the World Cup in 1995. Mandela used nothing, but a simple sport to draw attention to his desire for change not only in his country but for the world as well, in which he succeeded in. People, nowadays know Mandela throughout the world for what he accomplished and how accomplished it; he also influenced others to mirror what he had been trying to preach his whole life. Gandhi is known worldwide as well, but most people knew that he was trying to spread peace but did they know how or why?