History Nelson Mandela
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
