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Introduction. Nelson Mandela was the first black president of south Africa. He was known of his courage and wisdom. He helped bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights. Christella Nkusi

Child hood and Education Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 into a royal family in South Africa, where his father served as chief. After the death of his father, the 9-year-old Mandela was adopted. Mandela attended a Methodist secondary school, where he excelled in boxing and track as well as academics. Christella Nkusi

Child hood and Education After learning that his guardian had arranged a marriage for him, Mandela escaped to Johannesburg where he worked first as a watchman and then as a law clerk while completing his Bachelor’s degree in Law by correspondence. Christella Nkusi

Mandela and the African National Congress In 1944, Mandela joined the ANC and worked with related party members to establish its youth league. Mandela helped the ANC’s campaign for the defiance of unjust laws, traveling across the country to organize protests against discrimination and promoted the manifesto known as the Freedom Charter. Christella Nkusi

Mandela behind bars Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail, where he was kept to a small cell without a bed or sanitation. As a black prisoner, he received fewer privileges than other inmates. Despite his forced retreat from spotlight, Mandela remained the symbolic leader of the antiapartheid movement. President F. W. de Klerk called for a nonracist South Africa and ordered Mandela’s release on February 11, 1990. Christella Nkusi

Mandela as President On May 10 1994, Mandela sworn as the first black president of South Africa. Mandela established violations committed by both supporters and opponents of apartheid between 1960 and 1994. He improved race relations, discouraging blacks from retaliating against a white minority and building a new international image of a United South Africa. To these ends, he formed a multiracial “Government of National Unity” and proclaimed the country as “Rainbow Nation at peace with itself and the world. Christella Nkusi

Mandela’s later years and legacy In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18 as the Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of the South African Leader’s contributions to democracy, freedom, peace and human rights around the world. Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013 from a recurring lung infection. Christella Nkusi

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