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    Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in a tiny village called Mvezo in the region of South Africa Known as Transkei. Nelson’s father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa Mandela, was chief in Mvezo. Nelson’s father had four sons and nine daughters. His mother was Nosekeni Fanny, Nelson was the youngest of their sons and became famous. When Nelson was a child the British ruled South Africa. Nelson Mandela becoming president was important because ,he did many things to impact the lives of the people of South

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    based in the legal system in Africa. Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and the leader of ANC (African National Congress’s). Because of his sabotage, Mandela served 27 years in prison, and spending many of these years on Robben Island. He experienced many hardships in prison. After he released from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela sustained negotiation and reconciliation for the apartheid. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Nelson Mandela can be considered a hero because he portrayed

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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a human activist, first black president of South America, and a man of peace. Nelsons real name, Rolihlahla, translates to “troublemaker”, I guess we could both say he was far from that. Nelson was an amazing man, but do you know how he became that amazing man? Nelson Mandela was born to Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa and Nosekeni Fanny, in Mvezo, South Africa to the Xhosa tribe. Ever wondered why his name is Nelson and not any other African tribal name? On the first day

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    Introduction Nelson Mandela lead the South African people out of apartheid by using peaceful protests to help spread awareness of the SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC condition of HIS country to the world during the end of the 20th century. He was SENTENCED TO life IMPRISONMENT in 1963 for treason, but the ban on his image in public, made him an icon to the black community, THIS kept the hope of ending the apartheid movement alive for his country. Mandela was an accomplished, educated man, who became president

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    Nelson Mandela was a South-African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela was one civil rights activist in South Africa, that was fighting for the rights of the people in his country. Although there were many obstacles in reaching for his goals, Mandela had to make some compromises and sacrifices to help the country and the people of South Africa. In addition,Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa to the Thembu

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    nelson mandela is my hero

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    Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela, a true hero in this controversial world or just another politician? Was his 27 years of imprisonment for standing up against his nations government, which did not support human rights, equality and world poverty, something the country of Africa should be proud about? As disappointing as it might seem, the answer is a straight and simple, no. Nelson Mandela, my hero, the man that everyone knows, that conquered black domination in Africa, that healed his countries

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    Nelson Mandela was a hero because he cared about equality and because he sacrificed himself for the greater good. Nelson’s parents had died when he wasn’t all that old. Shortly thereafter he passed high school and started college where he proved to be trouble. This was due to disagreements with management and he decided to leave the college. Afterwards he stole two cows for money to travel for jobs and opportunity. He was later given a whole team of attorneys and a business. Nelson Mandela was

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    Runaway, Terrorist, Prisoner, Student, President, South African, Free Nelson Mandela challenged the status quo in many ways weather it was done politically, socially, or personally, in order to achieve such high goals Mandela paid many great personal expenses. Before the acts of Nelson Mandela, the country of South Africa was broken; it was plunged in a deep racism with the election in 1948. The regime of 1948 committed the crime of Apartheid which is defined as the action of committing inhumane

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    one of the most remarkable heroes of the 20th century. This renowned activist is Nelson Mandela. The men whose name was well-know and glorious throughout my motherland. As I look back from that day, only one of his beliefs describes what ran through my parents mind as they gathered their children to a foreign country that they had no knowledge about. The belief that has stuck to my parents all these years from Mandela words of wisdom was “without education your children can never really meet the challenges

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    the breakdown of family life.”(Nelson Mandela- April 20,1964 “An Ideal in Which I Am Prepared to Die) This quote comes from a well known African leader Nelson Mandela who fought to help his people in South Africa against apartheid, A set of laws which allowed whites to have all the power in South Africa from 1948 to 1991. He explains in the quote the mistreatment of his fellow Black, Native Africans forced out of homes and jobs due to the white government. Nelson Mandela and many other great leaders

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