1. NELSON MANDELA: LEADER OF NATIONS NAME MISS TWADDELL LS ENGLISH 9 DATE

2. INTRODUCTION “Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.” –Nelson Mandela

3. THESIS STATEMENT  Fought against apartheid  Imprisoned for 27 years  Accomplishments

4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Born in 1918 in Mvezo His real name is Rolihlahla Christian School = Nelson Attended many different schools

5.  Apartheid = Racial Segregation  Demonstrations HE FOUGHT AGAINST APARTHEID

6. FOUGHT AGAINST APARTHEID HOW HE FOUGHT  African National Congress  A “Wanted” Man  Fought for equality

7. IMPRISONED FOR 27 YEARS ROBBEN ISLAND

8. IMPRISONED FOR 27 YEARS!  Slave Labor  No contact with family  No visitors  Entered when he was 46  Released when he was 73

9. ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHILE IN PRISON  Raised international outrage  Showed love and peace; not anger and hate.

10. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ONCE RELEASED  Became first democratically elected president  Won the Nobel Peace Prize

11. CONCLUSION “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” –Nelson Mandela