nelson mandela

what organization did Mandela join that began as a peaceful way to provide equality for all south Africans?

African National Congress

When was Nelson Mandela born?

July 18, 1918

where was he born?

S. Africa, Mevizo a village in puno

started oppressing Pathied

black only 10% of land

what did Mandela do in prison while he had a captive audience

educated them, later called mandela university

what did people call him(his clan name)

madiba which meant respect

what award did Mandela receive in 1993

nobel piece prize so did pres. da clerk

even when apartheid supporters critized Mandela, what type of response did he give and insist that his followers gives?(hallmark to presidency)

piece, forgivness, reconcilliation

how was he treated in prison

poorly

what 2 things did he learn from his rituals and traditions?

respect and responsibility for others

rugby team name

spring box

what was the truth and reconciliation commission?

victims able to speak, Amnesty/ forgived/pardoned

what type of president did they think he'd be?

weak,not good; blacks thought he was their savior

what year was oppression legalized into a system called Apartheid?

1948

when was Mandela arrested

1962

when was he released from prison

1990

when did he become president

1994

how many years was he in prison

27