State President of South Africa

Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for trying to overthrow the discriminative government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa. Nelson Mandela is well known for his long fight against the terrible government and racial prejudice. He became a role model to people all over the world. As South Africa's President, he was respected for his courage and wisdom in bringing people together to live in peace. Mandela’s transformational leadership is shown throughout his bravery when having encouragement for the South African people in regard to fighting for their national freedom. He was democratic as he had the capability of a leader to encourage followers so that they be committed to a common objective and task. As a result of this, Mandela was the source of confidence for the people of South Africa, especially during the great fight for freedom. He was an inspirational and collaborative motivator which is essential, related to the leader style he had and clearly demonstrated this by showing the importance of regaining their independence and stopping oppression of innocent people…

There are many people who are considered a leader in their workplace, organization and in the United States; however, a leader usually have certain qualities to complete the leadership role. A leader must be willing to take initiative, and recognize goals (South University Online, 2015). The leader is a man who comes from South Africa and was the non-U.S President (1994-1999), author, activist for civil rights (Nelson Mandela, 2015). Being the president did not make him a leader, but being able…

28 October 2016 Inspirational Figure Essay Throughout the course of history, there have been many inspirational figures that have helped shape the world. One of those figures is former South African president and civil rights activist, Nelson Mandela. In a time in South Africa known as apartheid, literally meaning separateness, which was a legislatively backed system of racial segregation in South Africa, very similar to the segregation in the United States in the twentieth century. Nelson…

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in a small town called Mvezo which is located in the continent of South Africa.(pages 1-5) When Nelson was around 16 years old, he had to generate into the African traditional circumcision to show his new sign of becoming a man. An uncircumcised man couldn’t receive any of their father’s wealth or better yet money, they couldn’t marry at tribal rituals or even take the lead at any traditional rituals. The traditional rituals in South Africa which I heard…

principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. In 1962, he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial, he was in jail for 27 years and went to 3 different prisons. Nature was our playground," wrote Nelson Mandela in his book, Long Walk to Freedom. "The hills above Qunu were dotted with large smooth rocks which we transformed into…

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.”- Nelson Mandela. Nelson was a South African who lived from 1918-2013. He was a “winner” who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid is a policy or system of segregation on grounds of race. Nelson Mandela possessed bravery, perseverance, and humility, which allowed him to be an influential leader in world history. One of Nelson Mandela’s many admirable traits that helped him to end apartheid was his bravery. He saw injustice in…

formal negotiations had been opened up by President F.W.De Klerk. President De Klerk’s motives for this were due to a list of dynamics including: sanctions, disinvestment and foreign pressure. After the release of political prisoners (including Nelson Mandela), talks between the government and ANC had begun and CODESA 1 was put together as the final and formal part of negotiations and as a forum to negotiate the transformation to national constitution and democratic elections. Since the…

He is elected Parliament president of a democratic South Africa. Then later that year writes his first of 3 autobiographies named “Long Walk to Freedom”. Nelson later divorces Winnie Mandela and remarries Graca Machel on his 80th birthday. In 1999 Nelson stepped down from being coming president after one term. He then has many visits to the hospital in his life near the end because of tuberculosis and a new diagnosis of prostate cancer. Nelson wrote his second and third book named,…

degree in arts at the University of Fort Hare but he did not receive his degree but expelled for joining a student protest. Nelson later did receive his degree at the University of South Africa and later went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943. Meanwhile, he began studying for a LLB at the University of Witwatersrand. Nelson chose to go to the university even though, he was a poor student.…

The great Nelson Mandela was a figure known around the globe for his work in South Africa as not only a politician, but also a major contributor to the anti-apartheid movement. Also, lets not forget Mandela was the very first President of South Africa. From an early age, Mandela was on the right path. While studying law at the University of Witwatersrand, he became involved in a large array of politics. However, his first involvement was with anti-colonial politics. Nelson became a known figure…