Wednesday 25 May 2016

Nelson Mandela's Biography 


Turning Point - 


  •  Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political
  • By the late 50s the S.A.state had become increasingly repressive making it more difficult for the ANC to operate. Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
  • In 21 March  1960,  Sharpeville Massacre Event  of 63 black south Afican had turned him in a fighter   It was an event  at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). After a day of demonstrations against pass laws, a crowd of about 5,000 to 7,000 black African protesters went to the police station.That time Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC. This all led her to be  an advocate  for those black African armed struggler 
  • Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
  •  Mandela’s release in 1990.
  • Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to HIV epidemic disease .


Achievements- 
  • Qualified as lawyer and opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
  • Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League.
  • 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.
  •  His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population.
  • In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk

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