Nelson Mandela Research Paper

An impactful event in History was the Releasing of Nelson Mandela in 1990. His release from Robben Island (Prison) liberated South Africa, South Africans were free. The reason why South Africa wasn’t free before then is because South Africa was in an Apartheid, when the ones who ran the country and the slaves were separated. The whites ran the entire country while the blacks, who were slaves in South Africa, were fighting for their freedom. Faizel Ismail- born in Rustenburg, South Africa now 32 years old said, “Nelson Mandela gave not just me Freedom, but an entire country freedom.” Nelson Mandela was born: July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa, He was a Human Rights Activist, Lawyer, Political Activist, and a Government Official. He joined the African National Congress, became Secretary and President of the Congress Youth League, appointed honorary Secretary of All-African National Action Council, became head of ANC paramilitary wing Umkonto we Sizwe. Incarcerated in various penal institutions in South Africa, including Robben Island and Pollsmoor prison, elected ANC president, 1991; president of South Africa, 1994-99. Nelson Mandela spent a long time fighting for the rights of black south africans and slaves throughout the world. He was Political Prisoner in Robben Island, South Africa for about 27 years.
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“With his magnetic personality and calm demeanor, Mandela was widely regarded as the last best hope for conciliating a peaceful transition to a South African government that would enfranchise all of its citizens, and in a historic election, he won the presidency there in 1994. After his term in office ended in 1999, Mandela -who was often called by the honorific title “Madiba”continued to work for causes of racial equality, justice, and