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16 Cards in this Set
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When and to whom was Nelson Mandela born?
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1918, and to the Tembu tribe.
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What was the role of the ANC during Mandela's younger years?
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The main black resistance during the apartheid era.
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What was the Spear of the Nation?
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Branch of the AMC that was committed to acts of sabotage and attacks symbolizing apartheid.
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What event led to Mandela becoming actively involved in Spear of the Nation?
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After police had killed 69 people and wounded 86 during a peaceful protest.
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Why was Mandela sentenced to life in prison?
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Sabotage and treason.
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How long was Mandela in prison?
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27 years.
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Of those years, how many were spent in isolation in cell #5 on Robben Island?
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18 of the 27 years.
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How often could Mandela send and receive letters while he was in prison?
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Once every 6 months.
-Letters would be read by the guards. |
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When was Mandela released from prison?
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February of 1990.
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Mandela and DeKlerk, the South African leader who ordered the release of Mandela, were awarded what prize in their efforts to end apartheid?
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The Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
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When Mandela won the first ever fully democratic presidential election in South Africa in 1994, what did DeKlerk become?
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Vice-president.
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The liberation struggle in South Africa involved liberating the black South Africans and what else?
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The white Afrikaaners.
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What was the happiest day of Nelson Mandela's life as president of South Africa and why was it?
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During the rugby championship.
-South Africa vs. New Zealand. When he came out the white Afrikaaners cheered his name and he was happy because they recognized him as their president. |
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Who did Mandela marry on his 80th birthday?
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Graca Machel, the widow of the president of Mozambique.
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What did Mandela do on the 10th anniversary of his release from prison?
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He opened a museum that honored his extraordinary life.
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What did Mandela urge South Africans to do in his farewell address to the government in 1999?
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"To build the country of their dreams" and to continue on building from white minority rule to democracy.
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