What was Nelson Mandela best known for?

Answer 1

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born 1918) was a South African resistance leader who, after years of imprisonment for opposing apartheid, emerged to become the first president of a black-majority-ruled South Africa and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Nelson Mandela was born in the small village of Mvezo in South Africa. His father was the councillor to the Chief of Thembuland, until his position was taken by Colonial authorities. The Mandela family moved to Qunu shortly after Nelson's father's degradation. His father had four wives, and among them, thirteen children. Nelson's actual name (Rolihlahla) means "Trouble maker". Nelson's father passed away from tuberculosis when Nelson was nine, and he was informally adopted by Jongintaba Dalindyebo, who was the Chief of Thembuland.

Nelson Mandela was the first person in his family to be educated. While attending school, Nelson was named by a teacher. When he was seven, his teacher had trouble pronouncing his name, Rolihlahla, so the teacher began calling him Nelson, after the British admiral, Horatio Nelson. Rolihlahla attended a Wesleyan missionary school until he was 16, when he was sent to the Clarkeburry Boarding Institute. He received his Junior Certificate in just two years, when normally it would be achieved after 3 years. After boarding school, Rolihlahla attended a Wesleyan college in Fort Beaufort, and then attended Fort Hare University for his B.A, and later he became a lawyer. When studying to become a lawyer, he joined the African National Congress (ANC).

Rolihlahla and his friend from University, Oliver Tambo, opened a law firm together, providing low, or no cost for their legal assistance, to help black people who would be un-represented without it. This was because the apartheid government elected in 1948 had a racial segregation policy. Mandela was a part of a non-violent South African anti-apartheid mass struggle, and 150 people were taken into custody, charged with treason against the National Party (the governing party at the time), but all were.

Rolihlahla became the leader of the ANC's armed wing, which he co-funded. The wing's purpose was to be a back up plan to free South Africa from apartheid.

Nelson Mandela was arrested on August 5, 1962 for leading a strike in 1961 and leaving the country illegally. He was sentenced to five years in prison. After two years of being imprisoned, leaders (including Nelson Mandela), of the ANC were arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for life on Robben Island for sabotage, involvement in planning armed action and, conspiracy (trying to help other countries invade South Africa).

On February 2, 1990, the ban on anti-apartheid organizations was lifted and it was announced that Nelson Mandela would soon be released. The event would be broadcast live all over the world. After his triumphant release, Mandela returned to the ANC and became leader of the party, which won the next election, making Nelson Mandela the first black president of South Africa.

While Mandela was president, he spirited the transition of a segregated country to a free democratic country. He became very well known and respected all around the world, and he has been recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end apartheid.

Nelson Mandela wrote the long walk to freedom because he wanted people to help him so this how he did it, in prison you were not aloud to write but he did and hid the book in the garden after he had finished the book when his wife came to visit him, he told his wife to take the book and publish the it so that everyone knows what was happening there and they can help him come out of prison.

Answer 2

He is South African politician. In his youth he was a civil rights activist. He was jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. He became the symbol of an activist who fought against the apartheid. He was released in 1990. In 1993 he got the Nobel Peace Prize and was elected President in 1994.

Answer 3

Nelson Mandela is known for stopping racism in South Africa and becoming president

Answer 4

She protested and was part of an association where they fought against segregation. This is where she met Nelson Mandela.

Answer 5

Nelson is best known for being president of South Africa and fight for peoples rights.

Answer 6

Stopping racism in South Africa.