Nelson Mandela has had a large impact and has changed the world in several different ways. Nelson Mandela had a large role in ending the Apartheid; he also was the first black President of South Africa in 1994-1999. Mandela was also a part of the African National Congress, Mandela was also a leader for peaceful protests against the white regime and segregation.
To start off, Nelson Mandela was a part of the African National Congress. The ANC was formed in 1912, to unite the black Africans against white minority ruling. Nelson Mandela joined the ANC in the year 1943. Mandela joined the ANC wanted to free South Africa but it would come with a high price. The ANC formed a campaigned with the intention of having peaceful protests, …show more content…
In 1948, the government introduced apartheid to Africa, which left the rest of the country, which was a large majority of Africans with little economic opportunities. Mandela traveled through South Africa and encouraged others to participate in nonviolent protests against the government for their segregation policies. “Mandela was arrested for organizing anti-government activities and eventually sentenced to life in prison.” (News Nelson Mandela). Mandela was known for ending apartheid, which was “a system that separated whites from nonwhites in South Africa. After spending twenty seven years in prison for fighting against racial inequality, he became the country’s first democratically elected president” (News. Nelson …show more content…
“…he was a leader of both peaceful protests and armed resistance against the white minority’s oppressive regime in a racially divided South Africa.” (History, A&E Television Networks) Peaceful protests were important because they were nonviolent and still gave out a message. “He traveled throughout the country as part of the campaign, trying to build support for nonviolent means of protest against the discriminatory laws. In 1955 he was involved in drafting the Freedom Charter, a document calling for nonracial social democracy in South Africa.” (Encyclopedia Britannica