1. Nelson Mandela by: Mikell Harvey

2. Early Life  Born on July 18, 1918  From a small village in South Africa  Mandela lost his father at a young  Enrolled in the University of Witwatersrand to become a lawyer

3. Armed Resistance  Mandela participated in an anti -apartheid movement  Apartheid meaning “seperateness”  Minority white govt. ruled majority black citizens.  Blacks and different cultures were placed in ghettos, different shops, buses,etc..  Mandela and the ANC started their sabotage plan. It eventually led to their imprisonment.

4. Imprisonment  Nelson Mandela and other members of the ANC were punished for their sabotage.  They were almost sentenced death, instead being in prison for life.  He moved from prison to prison.  Released after 27 years on Feburary 11, 1990

5. After prison  won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993  Became the president of South Africa in 1994  Died on December 5, 2013 at age 95

6. Bibliography  Nelsonmandelafoundation.nelsonmandelabiogr aphy.nelsonmandelafoundation. Feb 22, 2015.https://www. nelsonmandela.org/content/p age/ biography  History. history.com.A&Etelevision networks. www.history.com /topics/ nelson-mandela March 01 2015  Scholastic. Scholasticteachers. 02 www.scholastic.com /teachers/article/ biograp hy - nelson-mandela Mar. 2015