How does a person become political? What is the basis to say that someone is political? Is he/she really politically eligible? These are the questions that trigger our mind whenever we heard of politicians. To know if someone is political, it is not just of seeing people in the senate or in the congress or those people wearing tuxedoes and delivering their speech to the people. To determine if someone is politically eligible, we shall define ‘politics’. Politics is the ability to exercise power and to influence the people by means of authority. According to Lasswell, Politics is about who gets what, where, when and how. It is concerned with the resolution of conflict and allocation of resources. Hence, through these definitions, we end up
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Yet his advocacy still remains in his heart and he has the will power to continue it. While he was in prison, ANC’s power decreased and by 1959, the movement lost its military support. He never refused to abort his advocacy and continued to negotiate for the end of the system that is all about racial discrimination and oppression. And in 1990, it was the year wherein violence and famine were visible due to the rallies that Mandela led into together with Multi-racial ANC delegations that joined in the negotiations. Also, Mandela was involved in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa that happened in December 1991 at the World Trade Center, attended by 228 delegates from 19 political parties. Mandela proved himself in the delegation and became a key figure that demands for democracy and let the majority rule. De Klerk, who was for federal system of government, was opposed by Mandela. Year 1994, the election was set. It is in which Mandela was a representative of a party named National/ Democratic Party and many wanted him to take the position of presidency. He was supported by ANC and did several campaigns in South …show more content…
Internationally, he was the Secretary General of the Non- Aligned movement from 1998-1999. Nelson Mandela was regarded oftentimes as the father of nations and a symbol of global peacemaking. He had more than 260 awards and the most notable award that he received was the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was notable because before his presidency in South Africa, he started to have an advocacy against the system of apartheid in which he gave action when he became the president. This made Nelson Mandela not just an icon for democracy or a peacemaker but a political Figure. Unfortunately, Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013 wherein millions of people gave their deepest sympathy and tribute for
Yet his advocacy still remains in his heart and he has the will power to continue it. While he was in prison, ANC’s power decreased and by 1959, the movement lost its military support. He never refused to abort his advocacy and continued to negotiate for the end of the system that is all about racial discrimination and oppression. And in 1990, it was the year wherein violence and famine were visible due to the rallies that Mandela led into together with Multi-racial ANC delegations that joined in the negotiations. Also, Mandela was involved in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa that happened in December 1991 at the World Trade Center, attended by 228 delegates from 19 political parties. Mandela proved himself in the delegation and became a key figure that demands for democracy and let the majority rule. De Klerk, who was for federal system of government, was opposed by Mandela. Year 1994, the election was set. It is in which Mandela was a representative of a party named National/ Democratic Party and many wanted him to take the position of presidency. He was supported by ANC and did several campaigns in South …show more content…
Internationally, he was the Secretary General of the Non- Aligned movement from 1998-1999. Nelson Mandela was regarded oftentimes as the father of nations and a symbol of global peacemaking. He had more than 260 awards and the most notable award that he received was the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was notable because before his presidency in South Africa, he started to have an advocacy against the system of apartheid in which he gave action when he became the president. This made Nelson Mandela not just an icon for democracy or a peacemaker but a political Figure. Unfortunately, Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013 wherein millions of people gave their deepest sympathy and tribute for