Celebrate Nelson Mandela CAFOD hero

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CelebrateNelson MandelaCAFOD hero
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Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa from
1994 to 1999.
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But his journey was hard.
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Mandela worked hard to end apartheid in South
Africa. Apartheid meant black and white people
could not mix together. Black and white
children went to separate schools and hospitals.
They could not play on same sports team
together.
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Mandela believed that everybody should be treated
equally. He campaigned to end
apartheid. Mandela was arrested in 1962.
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Mandela was in prison for 27 years. He left
prison in 1990 and continued to work hard for
equality in South Africa.
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Mandela worked hard to bring people together to
live in peace.
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Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be
great. You can be that great generation. Let your
greatness blossom. (London, 2005)
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Children campaigning about climate change with
CAFOD.
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I have learned that if we get on well, we can
live in peace and be far away from the violence.
Maria and her friends live in a shanty town in El
Salvador, where there is violence. CAFOD is
working with Marias community to build peace
through sport, music and dance.
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He inspired many people to make the world a
fairer and more peaceful place.
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Nelson Mandela CAFOD hero 18 July 1918 5
December 2013
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Photo credits Sarah Smith-Pearse, CAFOD,
Victoria Ahmed, Thomas Omondi