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    Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was born in 1918 in South Africa and became involved in activism against apartheid and led demonstrations, strikes and protests against the racist policy. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activities before being released in 1990. After his release, he continued his activism and became South Africa's first black president in 1994, overseeing the nation's transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy.

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    Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was born in 1918 in South Africa and became involved in activism against apartheid and led demonstrations, strikes and protests against the racist policy. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activities before being released in 1990. After his release, he continued his activism and became South Africa's first black president in 1994, overseeing the nation's transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy.

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    Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was born in 1918 in South Africa and became involved in activism against apartheid and led demonstrations, strikes and protests against the racist policy. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activities before being released in 1990. After his release, he continued his activism and became South Africa's first black president in 1994, overseeing the nation's transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy.

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    NELSON MANDELA

     Biography
    STRUCTURE OF THE
     Resistance to Apartheid
    P R E S E N TAT I O N
     Life of Mandela Nelson after Apartheid
    BIOGRAPHY

     Years of life:1918-2013

     Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa


    on July 18, 1918. . At the age of 16, Mandela went off to
    boarding school. Mandela began his studies for a
    Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort
    Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was
    expelled for joining in a student protest. At the age of
    22, Mandela ran away to Johannesburg to avoid an
    arranged marriage.
    R E S I S TA N C E T O
    A PA RT H E I D

     The government had created laws that discriminated against Africans


    and anyone who was not European. Mandela joined the African National
    Congress that was formed to unite Africans in the fight against
    discrimination. Despite the efforts of the ANC only white people were
    allowed to vote in elections. In 1948, the newly elected government
    established a policy of apartheid. People of African, European and
    Indian heritage would be separated.Mandela became a leader of the
    ANC in the 1950s and led demonstrations, strikes and protests against
    Apartheid even though these actions were illegal.
    LIFE IN PRISON

     In 1956, Mandela and other leaders of the ANC


    were arrested for high treason. After he was
    released, political protests continued. Mandela
    decided to leave and go into hiding. When
    Mandela returned to South Africa, he was
    charged with leaving the country illegally and
    arrested. Mandela’s cell was so small that when
    he lay down his feet touched one wall and his
    head touched the other. In 1990, after 27 years in
    prison, Nelson Mandela was freed.
    LIFE OF MANDELA
    NELSON AFTER
    A PA RT H E I D

     Four years later, having guided the


    country through a dramatic transition
    that marked the end of apartheid,
    Mandela became South Africa’s first
    black president. The inspirational and
    globally revered leader stepped down
    after serving one term as head of state
    and officially retired from public life in
    2004.
    T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R AT T E N T I O N !

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