South Africa heroes

1. South Africa Heroes
Integrantes:
•Carrera Florencia
•González Aldana
•Gudiño Anna
•Quinteros Milagros

2. Location
 South Africa is located in the south of
Africa. The country limits with the
northern part on Botswana, Namibia,
Zimbabwe, Sualizandia and
Mozambique, and in the eastern part
with the Indian Ocean and in the
western part with the Atlantic Ocean.
South Africa is the oldest country of
Africa and it is also the 25th biggest
country because of its surface and
with 56 millions of inhabitants.

3. Languages
 South Africa has eleven official languages
and also it recognizes eight non official
languages as " national languages”. Of the
official languages, two are Indo-European
languages, English and Afrikáans and the
other nine are languages of the Bantu family.
 The most common of the languages spoken
in the home for the South Africans is the zulú,
followed by the xhosa and for the afrikáans.

4. Landmarks of South Africa:
 The Kruger National Park is the biggest in South Africa.
In this park you can see the biggest elephants, also
lions, buffalos and leopards. It’s very beautiful.
 Cape town and Cape Peninsula are famous for their
beauty, celebrity beaches, table mountain, world
shopping, nightlife, food and wine and a quiet
atmosphere.
 Garden Route, know as South Africa Eden, cross an
area rich in natural beauty and charm, atraccting
adventure seekers and fresh air enthusiasts.
 Durban beachfront is for those that have sun and fun on
their minds. Durban beachfront has something for the
whole family, golden beaches, surfing and marine
parks.

5. Weather:
 South Africa has a mild weather and is
characterized for long sunny days. In all
the province the rainy season is in
summer. The winter is from May to
August; the spring is from September to
October; The summer between November
and February and the autumn in March
and April.

6. National Symbols:
 Flag:
 National Bird: “Crane of heaven”
 National animal: “Springbok”
 National fish: “Damba”
 National Flower: “Protea”
 National Tree: “Mañio”

7. Heores:
 Nelson Mandela: He was born on July 18, 1918. He was
an attorney, activist against “the apartheid”, politician and
South African philanthropist. He was the president of
South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and the first agent chief
executive of black race who headed the executive power.
He presided at the National African Congress between
1991 and 1997.
 In 1962 he was arrested and accused of conspiracy
against the government, He was sentenced to life in
prisoninest but he was in prison for 27 years. He won the
support of the international community and more than 250
honorific mentions and other awards, between them The
Nobel Prize for Peace.
 He died on December 5, 2013. In south Africa he is
considered a figure of respect, where he is kown by the
name of the clan Xhosa, or Tata (father). He is also called
the Father of the South African Nation.

8. Heroes:
 Walter Sisulu: He was born on May 18, 1912. He
was southafrican activist against the apartheid and
leader of the National African Congress, affiliated from
1940. In 1949 he turned into general secretary of the
Nacional African Congress until 1954, and in his
performance he promoted the campaing of civil
disobedience against the apartheid of 1952.
 His political activity cost him numerous detentions and
he was one of 156 persons accused of perfidy for the
government in 1956. In October 1989 Sisulu and other
political prisoners were released from prision and in
February 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from
prision too and become the legalization of the National
African Congress, of which Sisulu happened to be a
vice-president in 1991. He died on May 5, 2003.

9. Heroes:
 Oliver Reginal Tambo: He was born on October 27,
1917. He was a southafrican politician against the
apartheid and central figure of the National African
Congress. Together with Mandela and Sisulu he was a
charter member of the Juvenile League of the
National African Congress in 1943, turning into the
first National Secretary. In 1955 he was turned into
General Secretary of the National African Congress
after Sisulu was excluded by the South African
government.
 In 1958 he became the Second President of the
National African Congress and in 1959 the
government gave him an order of prohibition for 5
years. He was sent overseas by the National African
Congress to mobilize the opposition to the apartheid.
He died on April 24, 1993.

10. Heroes:
 Joe Slovo: He was born on May 23, 1926. He was an
out-standing South African politician of Lithuanian origin.
Great soldier against the apartheid in spite of being “a
white”. He was a leader for many years of the National
African Congress. He turned into the representative of
the National African Congress in June 1955 in the called
“Congress of the People”. He was arrested for two
months during the called “Judgment of the perfidy”.
 In 1956 he was released as soon as the district attorney
left the accusation. In 1990, he took part in the
conversations between the racist Government and the
National African Congress. Slovo resigned the general
secretary of the South African communists in 1991. After
the first democratic elections 1994, he was designed by
his party as member of the office, directing the
Department of Housing.