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Nelson was born in a village of Mvezo. Also got name Rolihlahla
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Starts school to a mission school. Teacher renames Rolihlahla to Nelson
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Father died when Nelson was 9. Goes to live with his uncle:Chief Jonghi. He was very rich
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Nelson goes to Middle school [Clarkeburg Boarding School] and high school [Fort Beaufort]
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Uncle Junghi wants Nelson and Justice to marry and chose wife for them. They run away to Johannesburg with his friend Justice.
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In Johannesburg, Nelson becomes friends with Walter Sisulu. At the Sisulu he meets his first wife [Evelyn Mase, a nurse] they had 4 children 1died.
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Nelson joins the ANC. He helps create the youth league. The youth league plans to organize peaceful protest against discrimination and segregation
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The Government of South Africa starts to pass the Apartheid laws.
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Thousands of Black people entered the only white only arena until they get kicked out.
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Nelson and the ANC writes the Freedom Chart and declares that everyone should be equal
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Nelson marries Winnie Madikizela. They had 2 daughters: Zenani and Zindzi
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The police shoots peaceful protesters. 69 people died and Government banned the ANC
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The ANC becomes a secret organization. Nelson travles under a false name to support for the ANC
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Nelson is Arrested for coming back to South Africa under a false name. Also the other ANC member faced death penalty for organizing violence against the state. He is sentenced to a life in prison to Robben Island.
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Life in prison is very hard and the prison cells are very small. There are not allowed to listen to the news or read the News paper. He was allowed to write 2 letters and found that one of his son was death
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The Government starts to talk to Nelson to stop apartheid. He moved to more comfortable prisons
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After 27 years in prison Nelson is released.
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The first democratic election are organize in South Africa. This means that everyone can vote. They voted Nelson as president of South Africa
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Nelson steps down as president after one term and establish the Mandela foundation
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Nelson died at the age of 95 on December 5th
