A man who can be tagged as one of the greatest moral leaders, that world politics has ever witness. He devoted his life to serve his country, to remove the evils of inequality between whites and blacks, so that humanity can emerge its head with pride and dignity
A man who’s hard work, dedication and charisma, created history when he became the first black president of an immensely conservative country of South Africa, yes he is none other than Nelson .R. Mandela
Nelson Mandela born on 18th July 1918 is a former president of South African in fact he was the first fully elected representative of democratic election and held his office from 1994 to 1999. Before being the president of South Africa he was an anti-apartheid activist and the leader of the African National Congress
Mandela is truly a remarkable leader. He struggled throughout his life. He belonged to a small village. His father served as a chief of the town. His father had four wives with whom he had a total of 13 children. Mandela completed his Junior Certificate in two years instead of three year. After that he studied B.A at Fort Hare University where he met Oliver Tambo and they became good friend and colleagues. After completing his 1st year he got involved in student’s representative council and he boycott against university police and therefore he was told to leave Fort Hare and he should not return unless he accepted election to the SRC. Later in his life, while in prison Mandela studied for Bachelors of Law from the University of London.
Shorty after leaving Fort Hare, he worked as a guard at a mine. Then he later completed his B.A degree at the University of South Africa after which he began law studies at the University of Witwaterstrand where he first befriended fellow students and future anti-apartheid political activist Joe Solvo, Harry Schwarz and Ruth Firth.
Mandela was politically very active. He led prominently in the ANC’s 1955 congress of the people whose adoption of the freedom character provided the fundamental basis of the anti-apartheid causes. Nelson Mandela was very much influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s policy
Mandela’s struggle for equality stared from the very beginning of his life when he first joined the student’s representative council at college, but his struggle started in 1961, when he the leader of the ANC’s armed wing, Spear of the Nation. On 5th august 1962 Mandela was arrested and imprisoned in the Johannesburg Fort. While he was imprisoned police arrested other ANC’s leaders on 11th July 1963.
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27years. He spent his 18 years imprisonment on Robben Island. While he was in jail, his reputation grew further and he was regarded as one of the most popular and worthy leaders of South Africa. Throughout his imprisonment there was a lot of local and international pressure on South Africa government to release him.
Finally on 2nd February 1990, ban on the ANC and other anti-apartheid organization were removed and Mandela was released on 11th February 1990.
After lot of negotiations in 1991, the ANC held its first national conference in South Africa where Nelson Mandela was its president. His old friend and colleague Oliver Tambo, who led the organization while Mandela was in exile, became its chairperson.
The historic event took place when South Africa’s first multi-racial election in which right to vote was granted were held on 27th April 1994. ANC won 62% of the vote and on 10th May 1994 Nelson Mandela became the first black president of the country and created a history. Mandela also became the oldest president South Africa because he was the president of the age of 75. However he decided not to stand in 1999’s election and took retirement election and took retirement
After his retirement he became an advocate for a variety of social and human rights organizations.
Nelson Mandela was the most notable leader and since the end of opponent leaders. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba an honorary title adopted by elected of Mandela’s family
Mandela has received more than 250awards. He received the most notable Noble Peace Prize in 1993. In November 2009, the U.N General Assembly announced the Mandela’s birthday 18th July to be known as Mandela day
Therefore we see that in such a vibrant personality Nelson Mandela again rises up and lends his voice, leaves his footprints too be followed by us so that this world could be made a beautiful place to live in.
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