Thabo Mbeki

Nelson Mandela is known by the name of Rolihlahla and Dalibhunga too. He is one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century and a respected man around the world. He is mostly famous because he had fight for freedom in South Africa. He is a lawyer, a campaigner, a politician, a strategist, a military commander, a negotiator, a diplomat, a president and a statesman. He died the 5 december 2013 at 90 years old in Johanessburg. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for ending the…

“As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom-Nelson Mandela,” (Nelson Mandela Foundation web). Nelson Mandela was the former president of South Africa, and all of the citizens knew him as the man who tried, fought for valuable reasons, and did the right thing. What Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa,…

Mandela, who was the president of South Africa as well as the Nobel Piece Prize laureate, fought for equal rights against the Apartheid government in South Africa. Mandela spent over 40 years struggling for freedom and for twenty-seven of those years he was imprisoned. Shortly after the decent of the Apartheid, in the first multiracial, democratic election, Nelson Mandela was elected as the President of South Africa and also, the first black president. In the year of 1962, Nelson Mandela was…

Imagine being threatened with a life sentence in jail for fighting for those who cannot speak for themselves. Although very few people would even consider risking their lives with this act, it is exactly what Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, did to prevent his fellow South African people from harassment under the nation’s oppressive regime. Nevertheless, the driving force and characteristic in Mandela’s leadership in aiding his underprivileged compatriots was not his…

Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the Village of Mvezo on July 18, 1918. When he was 12 years old, his father had passed away. Nelson attended primary school in Qunu where his teacher gave him the name Nelson, in accordance with the custom of giving all the schoolchildren Christian names. Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor 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…

Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in South Africa that eventually brought equal rights between blacks and whites in South Africa. He envisioned being part of the struggle for freedom of blacks as he grew up listening to his ancestors’ stories about wars of resistance. He was tired of the apartheid rule that provide almost no rights to Africans and almost all rights to whites. The apartheid government ruled South Africa from 1948 to the 1990s. It segregated blacks from whites and placed…

Throughout history, human rights have been abused in many ways, but there have been a variety of methods that important individuals used to defend human rights for everyone. Individuals like Mohandas Gandhi in India and Nelson Mandela in South Africa. These two people made multiple actions to help protect and benefit the people of India and South Africa,bringing a greater question of it was or wasn’t successful and how. Gandhi protested for unfair laws which Britain controlled, which were many…

In today’s society, individuals are simply expected to be loyal citizens of their countries by adhering to their nation’s laws and paying annual federal taxes. Moreover, this notion has remained constant even throughout our revolutionizing history and has made the opportunity of equal rights for everyone regardless of gender or race seem almost unattainable. In Nobodies: Does Slavery Still Exist? by John Bowe and Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, both authors expose the brutal sufferings…

Nelson Mandela has been recognized by the entire world as one of the most influential, effective, and democratic leaders, who have left after himself a great legacy. His individual actions and political ideology portrayed crucial leadership attributes that are now envisaged in various theories. As a result, this essay will focus on how transformation and servant leadership theories were reflected in his life as a leader. What skills does the person possess that makes him/her a good leader?…

South Africa is one of the greatest country of our planet located in the southern part of Africa. It is a country that has left its mark in recent world history. It is well known by its famous personalities as it was ex-president Nelson Mandela, a politician/ human right fighter. South Africa has also been the inspiration for many scientific studies, novels, books, articles and films. Among these famous novels we find a pieces of art called Disgrace written by the controversial author John…