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Birth/Early Life of Nelson Mandela
He was born July 18, 1918 in Mveso, South Africa. His Father died when he was at the age of 9 and the he was adopted. He left his village to attend school and when he later returned after dropping out of school his adopted father had a prearranged marriage for him. When he found out about this he fled his village and went to Johannesburg where he studied law (Editors) (Mandela). -
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The life and events of Nelson Mandela -
The Beginning of his Protest
In 1943, he joined the African National Congress (ANC) to campaign for justice for the people of South Africa. He continued to protest and boycott apartheid until he was put on trial in 1963 (Nelson). -
His Protests and Imprisonment
For 20 years he had been apart of the movement against the South African government and its racist policies. After lots of non-violent peaceful protests that weren't working he started believe the only way to end the apartheid was in an armed protest. 1961 organized a three day national workers strike that got him five years in prison (Editors)(Mandela). -
Trial Again and More Imprisonment
In 1963 he was brought to trial again with ten other civil rights activist where he was sentenced to life in prison for political offences/ sabotage. The prison in which he was stuck at was on Robben Island (Editors)(Mandela). -
Nelson Mandela Release from Prison
Mandela was released from prison by the current South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk. Frederik Willem de Klerk did a live announcement for the public to hear (Klerk) (Editors).
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Wins Nobel Peace Prize and Becomes President
Mandela won half of the Nobel Peace Prize with Frederik Willem de Klerk in 1993. They split half the prize. It was for peacefully getting rid of the apartheid in the government that South Africa had. Later in 1994 he was elected to be President of South Africa where he served until 1999 (The Nobel Peace Prize 1993)(President). -
Death and Funeral of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95. His funeral/memorial was held on December 15, 2013. He was buried in his hometown of Qunu. It was a very large event where many famous people spoke at including our former President Barack Obama (Nelson). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVwLBOt2kwc
