Turning points
- He became chief of his local tribe after his father died
- Whilst at university Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Societer
- long with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike
- Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground
- Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the
- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison
- Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990
- Nelson Mandela lost his eldest son because of HIV diseas
Achievements
- In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949
- In 1952 finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer
- In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly F.W DeKLerK
- Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
- Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious
- He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high
- Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
- He received many prestigious awards
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