NELSON MANDELA
Turning points
- By the late 50s the S.A.state had become difficult for the ANC to operate. Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
- However in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s Mandela led to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
- Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
- Lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue
Achievement
- Finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
- In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
- In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949
- Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
- Keeping Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered earlt release.
- His treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation.
- On 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
- He gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.
- Nelson Mandelais also associated with many educational programmes and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaign.
- In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk
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