Nelson Mandela

Who was Nelson Mandela?

• social rights activisit
• Politican
• Philanthropist
• South Àfrica’s first black president
•
 Prison years
• Arrested for leading the strike
• Sentenced to five year in prison
• Potent symbol of black resistence
• Apartheid was abolished
 What did he do when he became
president?

• Worked to protect South

Àfrica’s economy
• Mission for peace
• Reconciliation between
whites and blacks
• The rugby world cup