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Nelson Mandela is born in South Africa.
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Mandela joins the African National Congress (ANC), a political party.
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The South African government introduces a ssytem of laws called apartheid.
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protesters are killed in a demonstration, and the ANC becomes an illegal organization.
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Mandela and others activists are arrested.
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he goes to trial and receives a life sentence.
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he spends 27 years in prison. people protest and he is finally released.
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he wins the nobel peace prize.
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all black people can vote for the first time, and Mandela becomes the president.
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Mandela retires from politics.
