History Nelson Mandela

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What was the effect of the Sharpeville Riots?

ANC would take any action necessary. Forming of Secret army and training camps all over Africa.

What does ANC stand for?

African National Congress

What did the National Party introduce?

Apartheid

What does presidential inauguration mean?

Ceremony to introduce the new president.

What was the name of his 1st wife?

Eveline

What was so special with the election in 1994?

Every Southafrican could vote and choose the party they wanted to rule.

What happened in 1994?

First democratic election

What happened in 1988?

House arrest

Who was the ruling party in 1941?

National Party

What happend in the Rivonia Trial?

Nelson and other leaders of ANC arrested and sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island.

What was his 1st job?

Nightwatch man

Where was Nelson Mandela born?

Qunu Village, Transkei

What happened on 2 February 1990?

Released from jail

What was his birth name?

Rolihlahla

What took place in 1960?

Sharpeville Riots

What does Umkhonto we Sizwe mean? And what was it?

Spear of the Nation Secret Army

What is the system of Apartheid?

White & black people live apart

What is the day called and what do we remember on the 16th of June?

Youth Day 1976 children protested against having to learn all their subjects in Afrikaans. Police opened fire and killed a lot, one of them was Hector Pieterson.

What was his father?

a chief

Who gave him the name Nelson?

his primary teacher

Who did Nelson Mandela marry in 1958?

his second wife Winnie

What was the Youth League for?

involve young people in politics

Describe his home

muds walls, thatch roof & one low door

What does TREASON mean?

plot to overthrow the government

What happened in the Sharpeville Riots?

protest against the pass law. Police fired on the crowd.

What was the Defiance Campaign for?

to defy government laws for black people

What does his birth name mean?

troublemaker

Nelson Mandela's date of birth

18 July 1918

When did Nelson Mandela start school?

1925 (7 years old)

When did he join the ANC?

1941

When did the Defiance Campaign take place?

1951

When did the Treason Trial take place?

1956

When did the Rivonia Trial take place?

1962

When was Nelson Mandela moved from Robben Island to Pollsmoor Prison?

1982

When did Nelson Mandela write to PW Botha? What did he want to achieve?

1986 talks with the government

How old was he when he married his first wife?

26 years

When did Nelson Mandela die?

5 December 2013


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