NELSON MANDELANELSON MANDELA

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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela born 18 July 1918) born 18 July 1918) served as President served as President

of South Africa from of South Africa from 1994 to 19991994 to 1999

was the first South was the first South African president to African president to be elected be elected

Mandela has been Mandela has been through a lot in his through a lot in his life and he diserved life and he diserved better than what he better than what he all went through.all went through.

he found and gave he found and gave black people right black people right and showed and showed everybody that everybody that every body on this every body on this earth is equal no earth is equal no body is better than body is better than anybody elseanybody else

Before his Before his presidency, Mandela presidency, Mandela was an anti was an anti apartheid activist, apartheid activist, and the leader of and the leader of Umkhonto we SizweUmkhonto we Sizwe

HIS LIFEHIS LIFE In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of

sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison life in prison

He served 27 years in prison in robben island!!!!He served 27 years in prison in robben island!!!!

He became the first member of his family to He became the first member of his family to attend a school attend a school

When Mandela was nine, his father died of When Mandela was nine, his father died of tuberculosis tuberculosis

Nelson mandelaNelson mandela Mandela was the first President of South Mandela was the first President of South

Africa to be elected in a fully Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.representative democratic election.His government was overthrown and he His government was overthrown and he served almost 30 years in prison. After he served almost 30 years in prison. After he got released, he then convinced his got released, he then convinced his supporters to reconcile their differences supporters to reconcile their differences with the party that imprisoned him, quite with the party that imprisoned him, quite possibly preventing a civil war.possibly preventing a civil war.He's received hundreds of medals and the He's received hundreds of medals and the Nobel prize.Nobel prize.In South Africa he's known as Madiba, an In South Africa he's known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandelasynonymous with Nelson Mandela..