Nelson Mandela was a South African civil rights leader who fought against apartheid and served 27 years in prison for his protests. He became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement and later served as President of South Africa, the first Black South African to hold that office. As a young leader in the African National Congress, he initially advocated for non-violent protest but later took up arms against the South African government, which classified him as a terrorist. Imprisoned for over two decades, he was released internationally in 1990 and continued campaigning until all South Africans gained the right to vote in 1994, when he won the election and became president, helping prevent violence and civil war.
Nelson Mandela was a South African civil rights leader who fought against apartheid and served 27 years in prison for his protests. He became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement and later served as President of South Africa, the first Black South African to hold that office. As a young leader in the African National Congress, he initially advocated for non-violent protest but later took up arms against the South African government, which classified him as a terrorist. Imprisoned for over two decades, he was released internationally in 1990 and continued campaigning until all South Africans gained the right to vote in 1994, when he won the election and became president, helping prevent violence and civil war.
Nelson Mandela was a South African civil rights leader who fought against apartheid and served 27 years in prison for his protests. He became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement and later served as President of South Africa, the first Black South African to hold that office. As a young leader in the African National Congress, he initially advocated for non-violent protest but later took up arms against the South African government, which classified him as a terrorist. Imprisoned for over two decades, he was released internationally in 1990 and continued campaigning until all South Africans gained the right to vote in 1994, when he won the election and became president, helping prevent violence and civil war.
Nelson Mandela was a South African civil rights leader who fought against apartheid and served 27 years in prison for his protests. He became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement and later served as President of South Africa, the first Black South African to hold that office. As a young leader in the African National Congress, he initially advocated for non-violent protest but later took up arms against the South African government, which classified him as a terrorist. Imprisoned for over two decades, he was released internationally in 1990 and continued campaigning until all South Africans gained the right to vote in 1994, when he won the election and became president, helping prevent violence and civil war.
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Nelson Mandela
Introduction Occupation: President of South Africa and Activist Born: July 18, 1918 in South Africa Died: December 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa Best known for: Serving 27 years in prison as a protest against
apartheid
Biography: Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in South Africa. He fought against apartheid, a system where non-white citizens were segregated from whites and did not have equal rights. He served a good portion of his life in prison for his protests, but became a symbol for his people. Later he would become president of South Africa.
What did Nelson Mandela do?
Nelson Mandela became a leader in the African National Congress (ANC). At first he pushed hard for the congress and the protesters to follow Mohandas Gandhi's non-violence approach. At one point he started to doubt that this approach would work and started up an armed branch of the ANC. He planned to bomb certain buildings, but only the buildings. He wanted to make sure than no one would be hurt. He was classified as a terrorist by the South African government and sent to prison. Mandela would spend the next 27 years in prison. His prison sentence brought international visibility to the anti-apartheid movement. He was finally released through international pressure in 1990. Once released from prison, Nelson continued his campaign to end apartheid. His hard work and life long effort paid off when all races were allowed to vote in the 1994 election. Nelson Mandela won the election
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and became president of South Africa. There were several times during the process where violence threatened to break out. Nelson was a strong force in keeping the calm and preventing a major civil war.
