2. Life of Nelson Mandela
As a Political Leader
Achievement
Famous Quotation
What we have learnt
3. Nelson Mandela was born into the Madiba
clan in the village of Mvezo , on 18 July 1918.
when he was 12 years old, his father died and
the young Rolihlahla became a ward of
Jongintaba at the Great Place in
Mqhekezweni.
Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of
Arts degree at the University College of Fort
Hare but did not complete the degree there as
he was expelled for joining in a student
protest.
4. He completed his BA through the
University of South Africa and went back
to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943.
In 1989, while in the last months of his
imprisonment, he obtained an LLB
through the University of South Africa.
He graduated in absentia at a ceremony
in Cape Town.
5. In 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to
the fight against racial oppression in South
Africa and establishing democracy.
He play an important role in the African
National Congress (ANC), a civil right group.
He also helped form the ANC youth league in
the 1950’s.
From 1960-1962 Mandela led the NAC’s para
military wing known as Umkhonto which
translate to “Spear of the Nation.”
6. He was arrested in 1962, sentenced to 5 years in
prison & while incarcerated was again
convicted of sabotage& treason & was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
During 27 years in prison, Mandela became a
symbol of resistance to the white-dominated
country of South Africa throughout the world.
After complex negotiation, Mandela was
finally released from prison by President F.W.
deKlerk in February, 1990, after lifting the long
ban on the ANC.
7. Nelson Mandela was the first black
President of South Africa. He spent 27 years
in prison for trying to overthrow the pro-
apartheid government. After he left prison,
he worked to achieve human rights and
a better future for everyone in South Africa.
He got Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Congressional Gold Medal in 1998.
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 etc.
8. Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
It always seems impossible until it's
done.
To deny people their human rights is to
challenge their very humanity.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds
that there are many more hills to climb
etc.
9. Change can be met with resistance from
people who fear it. Or who don't
understand it. There are few things more
effective as an impetus for change than
knowledge — people can't fight for
something if they don't understand what
they are fighting for.
