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Nelson Mandella

Nelson Mandella. Childhood. Born Rohlilahla Mandela in 1918 His mother was the third wife to his father who had 13 children He has 3 brothers and 9 sisters He was the first person in his family to go to school where he was given the name “Nelson”. African National Congress.

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Nelson Mandella

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  1. Nelson Mandella

  2. Childhood • Born Rohlilahla Mandela in 1918 • His mother was the third wife to his father who had 13 children • He has 3 brothers and 9 sisters • He was the first person in his family to go to school where he was given the name “Nelson”

  3. African National Congress • He graduated from University in 1942 • In 1944 he became a member of the ANC • In 1948 he started working against the National Party’s apartheid policies • In 1956 he was arrested for treason and in 1961 he was acquitted

  4. What is apartheid? • The policy of the South African government from 1948-1994 • Meant the segregation of black Africans from white Africans • The rule of the minority over the majority • Denial of citizenship to black Africans

  5. Violence • In 1960 the ANC was banned as political party • In 1961 Mandela advocated for another branch of the ANC that would use violence to achieve freedom • They were called “Umkhonto we Sizwe” • This means Spear of the Nation • Nelson was arrested in 1962 • Sentenced to 5 years in prison

  6. Rivonia Trial • “It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle, and to form Umkhonto we Sizwe”

  7. International Attention • During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

  8. In Prison- Robben Island

  9. Release • In 1990 Mandela was released from prison • The event was televised internationally • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrALdYx9GZE

  10. Election and Nobel Peace Prize • After his release Mandela worked with then South African President F. W. de Klerk for the first multiracial election • Mandela and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 • Mandela was elected President in 1994 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9KlXCkb2s

  11. Inaugural Speech • Let there be justice for all. • Let there be peace for all. • Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. • Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves. • Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. • Let freedom reign. • The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement! • God bless Africa!

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