Nelson Mandela's Fight For Freedom

Nelson Mandela is admired by many people around the world. He was a political prisoner for 27 years who never gave up on the struggle for equality for all. During Mandela’s imprisonment he gained support from all around the world. He became a Mentor / Leader for many people not just for South Africans. He was so acknowledged for his efforts for peace and equality he won the most prestigious award you can win, The Nobel Peace Prize. South African youth began to really idolize Mandela and adopted some of his philosophical views against apartheid.
Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla Mandela in the village of Mvezo in Transkei South Africa. He was born into the Xhosa tribe, they lived in this part of the region. Rolihlahla’s father was going to be chief one day but a local colonial resident took his father’s fortune and title because of an argument. Rolihlahla was baptized at a Methodist church and then started school; he was the first person in his family to ever attend school. The British had a custom with South African children that they renamed their first name when they attended school. His teacher changed his first name from Rolihlahla to Nelson, from that day forth he was known as Nelson Mandela. Nelson started …show more content…
This led to voting power for people of color for the first time. Apartheid in South Africa was coming to an end. In the same year Madiba and President De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to bring peace to South Africa. De Klerk had his reservations about changing policies in South Africa so quickly but he knew that if he didn’t the country could have ended up in a civil war. The two men were known not to like each other very much but they still looked at the bigger picture and that was their love for South