Nelson Mandela Bio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-Xs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSxCMIU09g http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/1247465446832/nelson-mandela-1918-2013.html?hp
Early Years Born Rolihlahla on July 18, 1918 in the tiny village of Mvezo (Transkei, South Africa) Father was a tribal chief who had lost his power First in his family to go to school At age 9, his father died so he went to live with a tribal chief of the Thembu people
Personal Life Nelson Mandela was married 3 times Evelyn Mase 1944-1958 Winnie Madikizela 1958-1996 Graca Machel 1998-2013 Fathered 6 children and 17 grandchildren
As a young man, he was a lawyer and political activist Nelson Mandela As a young man, he was a lawyer and political activist
He worked with the ANC to try and end apartheid in South Africa At first he used civil disobedience, boycotts, and nonviolent protests, but overtime he supported the ANC’s acts of violence. Why?
He was imprisoned at Robben Island for 27 years, but continued to work against apartheid.
“During this lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” -Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s prison cell for 27 years
After South Africa officially ended the apartheid, Nelson Mandela was released from prison -1990
Mandela was elected president of the ANC and continued to work for a democratic South Africa
In 1993, he won the Nobel Peace Prize
In 1994, South Africa held its first democratic election where all races were allowed to vote People waited in long lines
He became South Africa’s first black president and served until 1999
1995 World Cup Rugby Champions
Nelson Mandela died on Thursday, December 5, 2013.