Wednesday, 12 March 2014




(Fred Hollows) - Short Biography timeline, turning points and Achievement:

                     


               Time line


1.       1929- Fred Hollows was born in New Zealand.
2.       1936- When fred was only eight years old, he moved to Palmerstan North.
3.       1958-Fred Hollows married Mary Skiller.
4.       1960- Fred decided to become a doctor and eventually specialise in eye surgery.
5.       1969, Fred Hollows went to Moorfields Eye Hospital in England to study Ophthalmology.
6.       1970 -Fred helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians.
7.       1980- Fred was travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries.
8.      1980- Fred later married a second time to Gabi O'Sullivan who is still alive today and helps with the Fred Hollows Foundation.
9.      1989- Fred Hollows knew he wouldn't live to see all his ideas happen.
1 .   1993- Fred died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children.

           Turning Points:

1.       Fred becomes a doctor specialise in eye surgery.
2.       Five years later he was head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital.
3.       Fred could be very gruff when things weren't going as he thought
4.       Fred was travelling all over the world to help set up eye health program  in developing countries.
5.       This became Fred's passion.
6.       Fred died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children.
7.       Eye lens factories have been set up in Eritrea and other developing countries

      Achievements:
1.       Fred got a job in Australia.
2.       Fred got doctors to give their time to the program.
3.       Fred helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians. 
4.       Fred Hollows became to be known as the 'wild colonial boy' of Australian surgery,
5.       His family and friends loved Fred deeply.

6.       Fred asked Australians to support his dream to help Eritreans. They donated more than 6 million dollars.

Friday, 7 March 2014





Turning points and Achievement (Nelson Mandela)

Turning Points:

1.      Became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
2.      Mandela became involved in politics
3.      Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
4.      Mandela advocated armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
5.      Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
6.     Mandela’s released in 1990.
7.    Mandela recently lost his eldest son.

Achievements:

1.      Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
2.      Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
3.      Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League.
4.      Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
5.       Mandela was as inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa and was President until June 1999.
6.      His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim.
7.      Getting the trust of White African population.
8.      Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.
9.      Mandela widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.

10.  Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk.

Wednesday, 5 March 2014






  Nelson Mandela – Short Biography Timeline
1918- Nelson Mandela was born at Qunu, near Umtata on 18 July.
1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League
1949. Mandela was instrumental in pushing the ANC into more direct action
1952 -Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firmhttp://contentcache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png in South Africa.
1960- The government banned the ANC- Mandela advocated armed struggle. 
1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
1990- Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela,s release. 
1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk
1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.
1999- end of his president.   
2013- Died.