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    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela
    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela
    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela
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    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela

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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18th of July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, South Africa. In those days it used to be a part of Cape Province of South Province.

    This great leader, politician, and anti-apartheid revolutionary has made his place in the hearts of billions of people around the world. He was a great philanthropist who spent all his life serving the downtrodden and the poor in South Africa and other parts of the world.

    Nelson Mandela was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. It is noticeable that he was the first black President of the country. He was elected to the office with a great majority in a fully democratic election in South Africa.

    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela
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    Introduction
    Family Background and Early Life
    Years in Johannesburg
    Mandela’s Revolutionary Activities
    Mandela’s African Tour
    Capture and Imprisonment
    A New Era: End of Apartheid
    General Election in South Africa: 1994
    Nelson Mandela as the President of South Africa
    Retirement from Active Politics
    Mandela’s Personal Life and Political Ideology
    Influence, Legacy, and Honors

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateJan 8, 2015
    ISBN9781311537478
    Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 5: Nelson Mandela

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      Introduction

      Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18th of July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, South Africa. In those days it used to be a part of Cape Province of South Province.

      This great leader, politician, and anti-apartheid revolutionary has made his place in the hearts of billions of people around the world. He was a great philanthropist who spent all his life serving the downtrodden and the poor in South Africa and other parts of the world.

      Nelson Mandela was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. It is noticeable that he was the first black President of the country. He was elected to the office with a great majority in a fully democratic election in South Africa.

      Throughout his political career he concentrated on demolishing the legacy of apartheid. He worked hard to eradicate institutionalized racism, inequality, and poverty. He endeavored hard to bring about racial reconciliation.

      He was a staunch African nationalist and democratic socialist. Between 1991 and 1997, he was the President of the African National Congress. Between 1998 and 1999, this great leader was the Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement.

      Young Nelson Mandela showed all the signs of a promising leader

      Mandela’s received his higher education from the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand. He studied law there.

      While living in Johannesburg, he witnessed prevailing discrimination, racism, and extreme poverty. He began to take interest in anti-colonial politics in Johannesburg. Mandela joined African National Congress and then became a founding member of African National Congress’s Youth League.

      In the year 1948, the minority government of the National Party established apartheid in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was dead against this move. He began to campaign with his party members against it and quickly rose to prominence. He took part in Defiance Campaign which was started by the African National Congress in 1952.

      On account of his complete dedication to the cause, he was made the superintendent of African National Congress’s Transvaal chapter. He also presided over the Congress of the People in the year 1955.

      Young Mandela as a lawyer in Johannesburg

      Mandela started working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. He was arrested several times for his involvement in the seditious activities. He and the other leaders of the African National Congress were repeatedly arrested. They were even tried for the Treason between 1956 and 1961 but prosecution could not be demanded.

      He was highly influenced by Marxism. Although he was taking part in the activities of the ANC, he secretly joined the South African Communist Party and became the member of the Central Committee of the Party.

      When Mandela had started taking part in the protests and demonstrations with ANC, he was totally committed to nonviolence, but in the due course he with the help of SACP co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in the year 1961. There was a sabotage spree against the apartheid government in South Africa.

      The following year, he was arrested again. He was charged and convicted. It was declared that he had conspired to overthrow the government. He was given life imprisonment during the Rivonia Trial.

      This great revolutionary and patriot spent twenty seven years of his life in prison. He was initially kept in prison on Robben Island, and then he was sent to Pollsmoor Prison and from there to Victor Verster Prison.

      People from around the world began to demand his release and an international campaign began in this context. He was eventually released in 1990 amidst escalating civil unrest and chaos.

      After his release, a meeting took place between Nationalist President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. After the negotiation it was decided that apartheid would be abolished and multiracial elections would be held in the year 1994.

      In the multiracial elections in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s party African National Congress won with a thumping majority, and consequently Nelson Mandela became the first black President of South Africa.

      The following year, he had his autobiography published. Mandela wanted to bring some reforms in the political system of the country, so he invited other political parties to join

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