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The British Empire declared a union over South Africa, and gave all power to the whites.
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Nelson was born into a rural family
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In 1939 Mandela goes to University College of Fort Hare
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Nelson attended the meetings to African National Congress, or the ANC.
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In 1948 a new government came into power and only whites could vote. With a new government came new laws called apartheid.
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In 1953, apartheid laws meant that many blacks and non-whites had to abandon their dreams. Africans were not allowed to continue school, so they could not work for the government.
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Nelson Mandela did non-violent protest until he realized that they didn't work and so he started to use violence.
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Once he was captured and sentenced, in 1962, for 5 years in prison he was presented to horrifying conditions. It was very cold, but even then, they made him wear very little clothing.
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"A 1981 memoir by South African intelligence agent Gordon Winter described a plot by the South African government to arrange for Mandela's escape so as to shoot him during the recapture; the plot was foiled by British intelligence."~Nelson Mandela Biography (bio.com)
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In 1985 President Votha planned to release Mandela by trading renouncing armed struggle for Mandelas freedom. Mandela said no.
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Nelson mandela was released from prison on February 11, 1990 on a sunday at 4:15 p.m . It was the first time in 10,000 days. He was sevent-one years old .
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President de Klerk and Mandela each were awarded with the Nobel Prize for Peace. Mandela thanked de Klerk for helping Africa move past its ominous history of racism.
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Finally, African Americans were able to vote and they wanted Nelson Mandela to be president, and so he was elected.
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The first Mandela Day was celebrated in 2009. His life has been celebrated from there on out.
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Nelson Mandela lived a long 95 years. His life was full of happy, depressing, and history changing moments. He changed the whole world.
(Nelson Mandela Biography. Bio.)
