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Birth in the political world
Nelson Mandela was born in south africa, years later Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) a political party -
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Introduction of apartheid and murder of protesters
The south african government had introduced a system of laws called apartehid, after this, protesters was killed in a demonstration and the ANC became an ilegal organization -
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Arrest and sentence of mandela
Mandela and other activists had been arrested, later, he went to trial and received a life sentence -
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Freedom and award
He had spent 27 years in prison. People protested and he was finally released, after this, he won the nobel peace prize -
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Presidency, right to vote and retirement
All blacks had been able to vote for the first time, and Mandela had become president, years later, he retired from politics