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  • Nelson Mandela
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    Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is an African American leader who fought for the rights of his people. Through trials and tribulations he stood his ground and kept on fighting. Nelson was a born leader and utilized his talents at an early age. When he was younger he used to take care of his family and make sure everything went right through all the injustice that society bestowed onto his people. Throughout his life Nelson Mandela watched as his people were mistreated and with this in mind he deci...
  • Nelson Mandela
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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African resistance leader who received a life sentence on Robben Island for opposing apartheid. Nelson Mandela personified struggle throughout his life. He is still leading the fight against apartheid after spending nearly three decades of his life behind bars. He has sacrificed his private life and his youth for his people, and remains South Africa's best known and loved hero. Nelson Mandela was born in a village near Um tata in the Transkei on July 18, 191...
  • Transvaal President Of The Anc And Deputy
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    Mandela's words, 'The struggle is my life,' are not to be taken lightly. Nelson Mandela personifies struggle. He is still leading the fight against apartheid with extraordinary vigour and resilience after spending nearly three decades of his life behind bars. He has sacrificed his private life and his youth for his people, and remains South Africa's best known and loved hero. Mandela has held numerous positions in the ANC: ANCYL secretary (1948); ANCYL president (1950); ANC Transvaal president (...
  • Winnie Mandela
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    Mandela was born in Um tata, South Africa, in what is now Eastern Cape province; Mandela was the son of a Xhosa-speaking Them bu chief. He attended the University of Fort Hare in Alice where he became concerned in the political struggle against the racial discrimination practiced in South Africa. He was expelled in 1940 for participating in a student demonstration. After moving to Johannesburg, he completed his course work by correspondence through the University of South Africa and received a b...
  • Later Mandela And Other Black Leaders
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    South-Africa was settled by Dutch speaking whites, the boers, in the seventeenth century. Later they were followed by the British, who they several times fought against to keep the power. In 1948 the white people felt that the blacks threatened their position, so the national party, that has formed all the governments since then, introduced the policy of apartheid. Apartheid is a term that originally is Dutch and means separation. The system was in practice used to retain the white minority's ec...
  • Nelson Buti Mandela Emperor Haile Selassie
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    African Heroes: Emperor Haile Selassie I and Nelson Buti Mandela Emperor Haile Selassie I and Nelson Mandela both have devoted their lives to the people pf Africa. They have both left a huge mark on African history. These two men both fought a struggle for the rights and freedom of their people. Even though Emperor Haile Selassie I was killed, his work along Nelson Mandela's will never be forgotten. Haile Selassie, also known as "The Lion" also inspired Nelson Mandela. Haile Selassie I and Nelso...
  • Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Trans kei, Africa on July 18th, 1918. His father was Chief Henry Mandela of the Tem bu Tribe. After his father's death, Nelson became the Chief's ward. However, he was influenced by the cases that came to the Chief's court and was determined to become a lawyer. He was also interested in the stories of his ancestors during the wars of resistance of their land. He wanted to make his own contribution to the freedom of struggle for his people. After receiving a ...
  • 1956 Nelson Mandela
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    The autobiography of Nelson Mandela Long Walk To Freedom is a intriguing account of the tribulations that he endured throughout his life time. This is a life work that spans from the childhood of a country kid to the unjust trial and incarceration of a political prisoner. By writing this book Mamba, Nelson's clan name, fulfilled two purposes the first of which was to inform others of the South African struggle for racial equality, and the second was to inspire other to take up the struggle. Nels...

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