NELSON MANDELA

Facts • Nelson Mandela was born in a small

village called Mvezo• He was born in the year 1918• His religion was methodist • He won the Bharat Ratna, Nobel Peace

Prize, Order of Lenin and the Presidential medal of freedom

His family• Nelson got married 3 times• There names were Evelyn Ntoko Mase,

Winnie Madikvzela and Graca Machel• He had 6 children• They are called Thembekik, Makaziwe,

Makgato, Makaziwe, Zenani, Zindziswa

Early life• He was brought up in the Thembu tribe• His father was the chief of the Thembu

tribe• At 7 years of age, he set across the hills

to a small shack which was a school• One day, he came home to hear that his

father had died• He was sent to boarding school and then

he went to university

Being a lawyer• Nelson set up a law practice with Oliver

Tambo• He joined a political party called the ANC• They tried to protest peacefully, but this

didn’t work• They then started violent protests and

Nelson was sent to prison

Life in jail• The worst jail he went to was Robben Island• His prisoner number was 46664• He was only allowed 2 visits per year• When he received a letter, the guards cut

off bits of his letters• He was released from prison on 11th

February, 1990

Being president• He was elected President of South Africa in

1994• In 1994, for the first time ever, all South

Africans were allowed to vote• The election was on the 27th April• His presidential office was ‘Tuynhuys’,

Cape Town• He retired as President in1999

His death• Nelson died on the 5th of December 2013• He died at 20:50 (local time) in his house

in Houghton, Johannesburg• His funeral was in the FNB Stadium,

Johannesburg• His death was announced by Jacob Zuma• He died at the age of 95

My questions• What comes to mind when you hear the

word, ‘Dutch’?• How much did you miss your kids when

you were imprisoned?• How did you feel when you resigned as

President?• How horrible was it at Robben Island?• How did you feel when you were

released?• What is it like winning a Nobel Peace

Prize?

QUIZ !! • Name one of his three wives?• What year was he elected as president?• What tribe was he brought up in?• In which stadium was his funeral in?• Which small village was Nelson brought up

in?• What was his prisoner number at Robben

Island?• Who did he set up a law practice with?• What year was he born?

QUIZ CONTINUED !!!• What year was he released from prison?• Who announced his death on television?• Which political party did he join?• What religion was Nelson?• What time did he die (local time)?• At what age did he start school?• Can you name one of his four awards?• Why was Nelson sent to prison?• How many children did he have?

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