Nelson

 Nelson Mandela was a South African political activist as well as a politician, anti-apartheid activist and philanthropist. He had an estimated net worth of one million dollars at the moment when he died in December 2013. Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.The major portion of his net worth was through book royalties earned from his best selling autobiography, 1994's "Long Walk to Freedom". Nelson was an active speaker when his health was good. When he was president, Mandela slashed his salary and, over and above that, he donated 1/3 of his salary to South African children's charities.Towards the close of his life, Mandela's family engaged in a violent battle over his wealth. Nelson was divorced three times, and had six kids (only three of whom were still living at the time of his death). Nelson placed the majority of his assets in more than a dozen different trust funds, which would help his children and keep their children from having to fight. With these trusts