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    Nelson Mandela (b. 1918) was a major leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. In 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sabotage against the South African government. On February 11, 1990, after 27 years in prison, Mandela was freed by F.W. de Klerk, the leader of the National Party and president of South Africa from 1989-1994. Mandela went on to become South Africa's first black president following the end of apartheid.

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    Nelson Mandela (b. 1918) was a major leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. In 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sabotage against the South African government. On February 11, 1990, after 27 years in prison, Mandela was freed by F.W. de Klerk, the leader of the National Party and president of South Africa from 1989-1994. Mandela went on to become South Africa's first black president following the end of apartheid.

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    Nelson Mandela (b. 1918) was a major leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. In 1964, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sabotage against the South African government. On February 11, 1990, after 27 years in prison, Mandela was freed by F.W. de Klerk, the leader of the National Party and president of South Africa from 1989-1994. Mandela went on to become South Africa's first black president following the end of apartheid.

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    KEY FIGURES NELSON MANDELA

    Nelson Mandela (b. 1918), deputy Nelson Mandela, was


    president of the African National
    sentenced to life LOCALE:
    Congress and a major leader in the
    struggle against apartheid. imprisonment in 1964 on Cape Town
    F. W. de Klerk (b. 1936), leader of the
    National Party and president of South
    charges of sabotage CATEGORIES:
    Africa, 1989-1994. against the South African Government and
    Walter Sisulu (1912-2003), leading
    government.
    member of the African National poitics; indigenous
    Congress who had been imprisoned
    with Mandela in 1964 Pieter W. Botha people's righst; human
    (1916-2006), leader of the National
    Party, 1978-1989, and prime minister of
    rights.
    South Africa, 1978-1984

    FEBRUARY 11, 1990


    MANDELA IS
    FREED
    MANDELA'S ARREST AND FREED
    MAJOR ANC LEADERS The Freedom Charter states that “South
    Africa belongs to all who live in it, black
    Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, and white,”in June, 1955 in Kliptown,
    and Walter Sisulu were the MANDELA'S POLITICAL CHARGES Johannesburg.
    August, 1962, Mandela was arrested,
    major ANC leaders who formed
    General secretary of the ANC Youth tried, and sentenced to 5 years for
    the ANC Youth League in 1944 League (1947). inciting an illegal strike and leaving the
    with the purpose of Member of the Executive Committee country without valid travel documents.
    reinvigorating the struggle of the ANC (1949). July, 1963, was arrested for sabotage
    President of the Youth League (1951), along with nine other antiapartheid
    against apartheid, made activists.
    President of the ANC’s Transvaal
    particularly necessary in the branch (1952), and deputy national Iin 1964 he was sentenced to life in
    face of the National Party President of the ANC (1952). prison.
    February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela was
    victory.
    released from prison.by president de
    Klerk.

    Historia Contemporánea de los


    paises de hable ingles.
    Aurora Isabel Núñez Bonilla

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