Nelson Mandela
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dream_believe_sing on May 26, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 when and to whome was Nelson Mandela born? | 1918 (94 this year) his dad was the cheif of his Sfrican Timbu tribe. |
| When did Nelson Mandela earn his law degree. | 1942. |
| What was the role of the ANC (African National Congress) during Mandela's younger years? | It was the main black apartheid reseistence organization. |
| ANC | African National Congress. |
| What was the spear of the nation? | was a branch committed to acts of sabatoge and attack on targets symbolizing apartheid. |
| What event led to Mandela becoming actively involved in the Spear of the Naiton? | 1960- protest - police masacare 69 people died. (Unarmed protestors.) |
| Why was Mandela senteced to life in prison? | For treason (Betreal of his country.) |
| How long was Mandela in prison for? | 27 years |
| Of the 27 years Mandela was in prison, how many were spent in isolation in cell #5 on Robben Island? | 18 years |
| How often could Mandela send and receive letters while he was in prison? | Once every 6 months. |
| When was Mandela released from prison? | Febuary 1990 |
| Mandela and DeKlerk, the south African leader who ordered the release of mandela, were awarded what prize for their efforts to end apartheid? | Nobel Peace Prize- 1993 |
| When Mandela won the forst ever fully semocratic presidential election in South Africa in 1994, what did DeKlerk become? | His Vice Preident. |
| Who was mandela's Vice President? | DeKlerk |
| the liberation struggle in South Africa involved liberating the black south Africans and what else? | black South Africans from apartheird and the whites from fear (Afrikaaners- white south Africans) |
| What was the happiest day of Nelson Mandela's life as president od South Africa and why was this so? | The rugby world cup championship- 1995- won by south Africa. |
| Who did Mandela marry on his 80th birthday? | Graca Machel |
| What did Mandela do on the 10th anniversary of his release from prison? | opened up the Nelson Mandela museum. |
| What did Mandlea urge South Africans to do in his farewell address to the govt. in 1999? | Urged them to continue to build the countryu of their dreams, to continue implamenting democracy, and abolishing aparthied. |
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