Nelson Mandela
-Nelson Mandela was the leader of the African National Congress, which was a political group aimed at establishing an equal democracy for the black citizens of South Africa and the Abolishment of Apartheid.
-After one of the many erupting protests against the Apartheid regime (Sharpeville Massacre), Mandela was made a scapegoat for the revolutionary activity and was sentenced to a life in prison in 1963.
-Following the vital reforms made by President Botha, all that was needed to establish the end of Aparthied was the release of Mandella from prison.
-In 1990, he was released, and was immediately elected as the President of South Africa (making his former persecutor, F.W. de Klerk, his Vice President).
-In 1993, he received a Nobel Peace Prize for his reforms and his efforts to establish
-After one of the many erupting protests against the Apartheid regime (Sharpeville Massacre), Mandela was made a scapegoat for the revolutionary activity and was sentenced to a life in prison in 1963.
-Following the vital reforms made by President Botha, all that was needed to establish the end of Aparthied was the release of Mandella from prison.
-In 1990, he was released, and was immediately elected as the President of South Africa (making his former persecutor, F.W. de Klerk, his Vice President).
-In 1993, he received a Nobel Peace Prize for his reforms and his efforts to establish
Nelson Mandela's Biography (Nelson Mandela Foundation)
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