Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela died on December 5. He was a great black. People all over the world are mourning him now.

    Nelson was born in 1918 in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. He spent up to 1941 there. And he moved to Johannesburg City. But he was faced with the racism of that time Africa. He wanted to change the situation. And he found a cornerstone political in African National Congress. Because he was able to resist the racial discrimination in public. He was very active there. Of course, apartheid regime treated as the target of crackdown him. He had been in solitary confinement and prison many times. In 1960, African National Congress was banned. Nelson was decided to change the location of the activity. He continued the resistance to become a leader in the military organization called Umkhonto we Sizwe. He fought like a spear of the nation as well as the organization name.

Robben Island.

    In 1962, he was arrested due to military operations. In 1964, he was sentenced to treason. And he was sentenced to life imprisonment. For 27 years, he was living as a person imprisoned. By the way, he had been imprisoned on Robben Island for 17 years, but this island is a World Heritage Site now. This is said to
be Legacy of tragedy such as Auschwitz concentration camp. Misery of racial segregation policy is handed down today. Looking back on the prison of his time, he was saying it was one trial to try their beliefs. When he talks about the old days, he had stressed that officials of apartheid and prison is not the only villain. Because he thought that each other should see a good part of each other in order for people to live in harmony. While Nelson and his associates are being held captive on the island, activists who support them had fought for their release. Nelson was able to continue to have hope, because he was able to know that such activities are being carried out. He decided to write the autobiography and announce to the world. It was supposed to be announced on his birthday in 1978. It was published in 1994 in fact .

    After he was released from Robben Island, he was
an international symbol. But he was actively involved in the people and hate the trappings. He act for in democracy in South Africa. May 1994, he became president of the first democratically elected South Africa at last.

    He was committed to racial problems of South Africa. He was a person with fortitude. What's important is that he had a force that is supported by a large number of people. The world will never forget him.


The sources: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
http://archives.nelsonmandela.org
The pictures:
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