The inspiring and courageous leader Nelson Mandela, originally called Rolihlahla Mandela, was born on July 18, 1918, in the small village of Mvezo, by the Mbashe River in Transkei, South Africa. In his tribe, the Thembu tribe, his father Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa was chief. That is until he died of lung cancer when Mandela was only 9 years old. As a favor for his father, Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo, the acting regent of the Thembu people, adopted Mandela. He was forced to move to Mqhekezweni, the provincial capital of Thembuland.
The first person to have a proper education in his family, Mandela attended a local missionary school by the palace and was given the first name of “Nelson”, as it was a custom to give all school children “Christian” …show more content…
Through their efforts to dismantle apartheid, Nelson Mandela and President de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Eventually, through their negotiating between black and white South Africans, on April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first democratic elections. Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the country’s first black president on May 10, 1994, at the age of 77, with de Klerk as his first deputy.
From 1994 until June 1999, Nelson worked to bring about the transition from minority rule and apartheid to black majority rule. He used the sport, rugby, to promote reconciliation between whites and blacks. In 1995, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup, which brought recognition and prestige to the young republic.
By the 1999 general election, Nelson Mandela retired from active politics. He remained busy though, as he was a devoted champion for peace and social justice in his own country and around the world. He created many organizations to help global problems and human suffering. Nelson also committed to fighting AIDS and helping spread
The first person to have a proper education in his family, Mandela attended a local missionary school by the palace and was given the first name of “Nelson”, as it was a custom to give all school children “Christian” …show more content…
Through their efforts to dismantle apartheid, Nelson Mandela and President de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Eventually, through their negotiating between black and white South Africans, on April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first democratic elections. Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the country’s first black president on May 10, 1994, at the age of 77, with de Klerk as his first deputy.
From 1994 until June 1999, Nelson worked to bring about the transition from minority rule and apartheid to black majority rule. He used the sport, rugby, to promote reconciliation between whites and blacks. In 1995, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup, which brought recognition and prestige to the young republic.
By the 1999 general election, Nelson Mandela retired from active politics. He remained busy though, as he was a devoted champion for peace and social justice in his own country and around the world. He created many organizations to help global problems and human suffering. Nelson also committed to fighting AIDS and helping spread