Nelson Mandela

NelsonMandela(1918-2013)

Nelson Mandela:An Inspiration

•Early life and upbringing

•Regional scenario

•Hero is born

•Most famous Prisoner in the world

•Legacy of Nelson Mandela

Early life and upbringing

•Born in Mvezo on 18th July 1918

• Thembus tribe

• Wealthy family

•1939 Studied at Fort Hare College

White supremacy

Expelled

Witwatersrand University

Regional Scenario•What was Mandela fighting against?

Apartheid•What was the extent of apartheid in South Africa?

20% White

Hero is born

•Deputy president of African National Congress (ANC) in 1952

•Freedom movement to armed struggle

•Physical violence never advocated

•Sentenced to life in prison on charges of sabotage

How Mandela Became a Hero

•Jail 27 years•Offered freedom if renounce the protests.

•Only renounced violence upon being free.

•Mandela never lost hope.

•He enjoyed Greek plays

• “A hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances.”

Most famous prisoner•Began secretly negotiating with the government his release

•Instrumental in creating a pure democratic government in South Africa and toppling apartheid•Wins first all-race presidential election in South African history in 1994

Why Nelson Mandela Is My Hero

Mandela holds every intrinsic heroic trait:

•Role model to those with bleak futures.•Determination is an example of inspiration.•His wife, on his selflessness: “If you became involved in our cause as he was, it was just not possible to think in terms of yourself at all.” •His achievements are truly extraordinary.•Won the Nobel Peace Prize

The Legacy of Nelson Mandela

• Widely considered both "the father of the nation• The founding father of democracy" within South Africa• “The national liberator, the savior,

its Washington and Lincoln rolled into one".

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/Mandela-Timeline.html\

http://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017

http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela