Monday, Aug 31, 2020, 2:49 pm

By:Tony Williams

#5 Nelson Mandela

Raised in a Thembu trie in Mvezo, South Africa, Nelson Mandela's father died when he was only nine years old and he was informally adopted by Jongintaba, the chief of Thembu. Because his father played a big part in the rise of the chief, taking Nelson in was a way to pay back that debt.