NELSON MANDELA

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• NELSON MANDELA
• By Nicole Cunningham

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Raised in Royalty

• Mr. Mandela was born in July 18, 1918 into the
  Madiba tribal clan- part of the Thembu people- in
  a small village in the eastern Cape of South
  Africa.
• Mandela was given his English name, Nelson, by a
  teacher at his school.

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Charged with high treason

• In 1956, Mr. Mandela was charged with high
  treason, along with 155 other activist, but the
  charges were drooped against him after 4 years.
• Resistance to apartheid grew, mainly against the
  new pass laws, which dictated where blacks were
  allowed to live and work.
• In 1958, Mr. Mandela married Winnie Madikizela,
  who was later to take a very active role in the
  campaign to free her husband from prison.

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Mandelas Life

• Was the first President of South Africa to be
  elected in fully-representative democratic
  elections.
• Before his presidency he was a prominent
  anti-apartheid activist committed to
  non-violence, but later became involved in the
  planning of underground armed resistance
  activities.
• Mandela accepted the Nobel Peace Prize as an
  accolade to all people who have worked for peace
  and stood against racism. It was as much an award
  to his person as it was to the ANC and all South
  Africa s people. In particular, he regards it as
  a tribute to the people of Norway who stood
  against apartheid while many in the world were
  silent.

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Nobel Prize for Peace

• In December 1993, Mr. Mandela and Mr. de Klerk
  were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Five months later, for the first time in South
  Africas history, all races voted in democratic
  elections and Mr. Mandela was elected president.
• The ANC won 252 of the 400 seats in the national
  assembly.

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Steps down

• Mr. Mandela gave up his presidency in 1997 in
  favor of Mr. Mbeki, his nominated successor.
• Since his retirement he has traveled the world,
  meeting leaders, attending conferences and
  collecting awards.

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References

• Google.com
• Ask.com
• Bbc.com