Nelson Mandel

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo in Transkei, South Africa. His Father named him Rolihlahla, which means "pulling the branch of the tree", or "troublemaker." The name Nelson was not given until his first day at school.Nelson Mandela's father was Gadla Henry served as chief of the town of Mvezo.Nelson Mandela was the son of the third wife, Nosekeni fanny. She was a Methodist, and Nelson followed in her footsteps, attending a Methodist missionary school.

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When Mandela was nine, his father died of tuberculosis, and the regent, Jongintaba, became his guardian.Mandela attended a Wesleyan mission school located next to the palace of the regent.Following Thembu custom, he was initiated at age sixteen, and attended Clarkebury Boarding InstituteMandela completed his Junior Certificate in two years, instead of the usual three.Nelson Mandela attended college at Fort Hare College, but while he was there he boycotted and protested against college rules that were unjust and unfair. When the administration began to find out that he was behind all the protesting he was asked to leave fort hare. Later on while he was in jail and began to study law and soon after he attended to Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg.

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In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. While in prison mandela’s reputation and name became known through all south Africa and other parts of the world.people all over the place called him the most significant black leader in south Africa. Over and over again he would refuse to compromise for his freedom. As he was held in jail is apartheid movement became stronger and stronger. When people began to figure what he was doing was right they began to help with the movement of apartheid and his freedom. Nelson probably knew that by staying in jail he would actually open the eyes of many south africans

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Mandela was released from victor vesters prison in paarl on February 11, 1990.After his release on the same day he gave a speech saying “ our resort to the armed struggle 1960 with the formation of the military wing of the ANC was a purely defensive action against the violence of the apartheid.The factors which necessitated the armed struggle still exist today. We have no option but to continue. We express the hope that a climate conducive to a negotiated settlement would be created soon so that may no longer need for the armed struggle. Just because he was just released from jail did not prevent him from fighting for the end the apartheid.this event was broadcasted all over the world.

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Nelson Mandela was the first black president in the history of south Africa his term was from may 10,1994 till june 1999.he won the democratic election on may 10, 1994. With 62% votes. Actually the ANC won but he was the president of it so he got elected president. His first deputy was Frederik willem de klerk. His second deputy was thabo Mbeki who is currently the president of south Africa. Mandela is also famous for winning the nobel peace prize in 1993. He shared half of the prizee with clerk for endeing the apartheid. An apartheid is when black people have to live apart from white people. Different laws, different schools , no mist weddings different public survice ect.

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Mandela has been married three times, has fathered six children, has twenty grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren.Mandela's first marriage was to Evelyn Ntoko Mase, he couple broke up in 1957 after 13 years, divorcing under the multiple strains of his constant absences, devotion to revolutionary agitation, and the fact she was a Jehovah's Witness, The couple had two sons, Madiba Thembekile and Makgatho Mandela and two daughters, both named Makaziwe Mandela (known as Maki; born 1947 and 1953). Their first daughter died aged nine months, and they named their second daughter in her honour. His second marriage was to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, They had two daughters, Zenani (Zeni), born 4 February 1958, and Zindziswa (Zindzi) Mandela-Hlongwane, born 1960, The marriage ended in separation (April 1992) and divorce (March 1996), fuelled by political estrangement. andela was remarried, on his 80th birthday in 1998, to Graça Machel. Nelson Mandela currently is 94 years old. In 2003 he was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. During 2004 mandelas health was getting worse and because of this he wanted to spend more time with his family. In the following year his son died tragically of AIDS. In 1999 mandela retired and contiuneud to fight for lack freedom around the world and he set up many AIDDS foundations . He is still married and still living with Graca Marchel.