Nelson Mandela
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Publicado: 18 de febrero de 2013
* Nelson Mandela’s original name was Rolihlahla Mandela. (Nelson was added later.) He was born in “Black” Transkei, Africa on July 18, 1918.
* Mandela is the world's most celebrated man who hasheld a political office while being jailed for nearly 30 years. Despite the fact that his freedom was stripped from him, he continued to stand up for his beliefs for his South African Brothers andSisters who are still struggling with the affects of Apartheid.
* Nelson’s peaceful boyhood was spent cattle herding and other rural pursuits. When his father died, Nelson’s rich and powerfulrelative took custody of him. Nelson Mandela was influenced by his African heritage of ritual and taboo. His values and attitudes were shaped by traditions and his royal privileges.
* He was sent toboarding school and later to Fort Hare Missionary College. He was expelled from college for helping to organize a strike against the white colonial rule of the institution. He then became involved inother protests against the white colonial rule. In doing so he set out for personal and national liberation. He ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage. Later, he graduated from theUniversity of South Africa with a degree in law. He joined a law firm as an apprentice.
* Nelson MandelaIn 1942,Nelson joined the African National Congress (ANC), which, at the time, was polite to thegovernment. Soon Nelson Mandela had persuaded the ANC to use boycotts and strikes against the government instead of being polite. He was arrested for civil disobedience, and was not allowed to attendgatherings.
* In his spare time, Nelson Mandela studied to become a lawyer so that he could protect blacks. Work as a lawyer strengthened his feelings against apartheid (which segregated anddiscriminated against blacks in South Africa). Nelson was particularly active during the 1950’s.
* After the Shapesville massacre in which many blacks were killed, the white rule banned the ANC....
* Mandela is the world's most celebrated man who hasheld a political office while being jailed for nearly 30 years. Despite the fact that his freedom was stripped from him, he continued to stand up for his beliefs for his South African Brothers andSisters who are still struggling with the affects of Apartheid.
* Nelson’s peaceful boyhood was spent cattle herding and other rural pursuits. When his father died, Nelson’s rich and powerfulrelative took custody of him. Nelson Mandela was influenced by his African heritage of ritual and taboo. His values and attitudes were shaped by traditions and his royal privileges.
* He was sent toboarding school and later to Fort Hare Missionary College. He was expelled from college for helping to organize a strike against the white colonial rule of the institution. He then became involved inother protests against the white colonial rule. In doing so he set out for personal and national liberation. He ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage. Later, he graduated from theUniversity of South Africa with a degree in law. He joined a law firm as an apprentice.
* Nelson MandelaIn 1942,Nelson joined the African National Congress (ANC), which, at the time, was polite to thegovernment. Soon Nelson Mandela had persuaded the ANC to use boycotts and strikes against the government instead of being polite. He was arrested for civil disobedience, and was not allowed to attendgatherings.
* In his spare time, Nelson Mandela studied to become a lawyer so that he could protect blacks. Work as a lawyer strengthened his feelings against apartheid (which segregated anddiscriminated against blacks in South Africa). Nelson was particularly active during the 1950’s.
* After the Shapesville massacre in which many blacks were killed, the white rule banned the ANC....
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