Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa and raised in the small village of Qunu. He faced racial segregation and was only able to attend the University College of Fort Hare, the sole university for black South Africans at the time. Mandela went on to study law and co-founded the African National Congress Youth League with Oliver Tambo to fight apartheid. He was repeatedly arrested for protesting unfair racial policies and spent 27 years in prison before being released in 1990. Mandela then negotiated with South African president F.W. de Klerk to end apartheid, becoming the country's first black president in 1994 and winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote racial reconciliation. He died

1. By: Evan Cedar
Friday, June 6

2. Nelson’s Early Life
 Born July 18, 1918 in South Africa
 Lived in tiny village of Qunu
 Father was a chief
 Father taught him to fight for what is right
 Father died and his father’s friend, another chief,
raised Nelson
 Played a gamed called Thinti

3. Education
 Went to school at age 7
 Named Nelson at school
 Went to Clarkesbury Boarding Institute
 Attended Healdtown and University College of Fort
Hare
 It was the only black university, he could not eat in the
white restaurants
 Went to law school
 Made friends with Oliver Tambo

4. Life as an Adult
 Worked as a law clerk for Walter Sisulu, a black
businessman
 Borrowed and wore one of his suits everyday
 Joined African National Congress and formed Young
League to fight racism with Walter Sisulu and Oliver
Tambo
 1944: married Evelyn Mase and had 3 children
 1948: apartheid, which means apartness became law
 Black South Africans could not vote
 1958:: married Winnie and had 2 daughters

5. Jail
 Put in jail several times fighting for equal rights
 Arrested for trying to overthrow the government
 Sentenced to life in jail in 1964
 Served 27 years in jail
 Released from prison February 11, 1990

6. Accomplishments
 First person in his family to go to school
 Organized protests against apartheid
 Formed the first black law firm with Oliver Tambo
 Wrote book while in jail called “The Long Walk to
Freedom”
 1994: Became the 1st black president
 1993: Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
 Worked with South Africa’s president DeKlerk to reach
an agreement to end apartheid

7. Impact on the World
 Fighter for freedom and equality for all to end
apartheid
 Known as the father of South Africa

8. End of Life
 Died December 5, 2013
 Had a lung infection
 Age 95