Nelson Mandela
Turning point
1- When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
2- Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
3- Mandela became involved in politics, and along with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike
4- Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa. The Transvaal Law Society tried to have it closed down, although this was blocked by the South African Supreme Court.
5- Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949.
6- Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground. In the late 50s (56 รข€’61) there was an extremely lengthy Treason Trial in which Mandela and several others were charged with treason
7- the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. South Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC.
8- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
9- Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990
10- Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
11- His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population. Despite the initial euphoria of winning the election the ANC faced a difficult challenge to improve the lives of the black population.
12- He is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.
13- Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk .
Achievement point
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