Why is Nelson Mandela such a hero?

Answer 1

because he understands what it means to fight against enormous odds, because he remained unbeaten and unbowed, despite tremendous outward oppression, because he showed that words are much more powerful than weapons.

Answer 2

Nelson Mandela was a great hero of not only South Africa but around the world. Nelson Mandela is a hero because he believed that one day that the whole south Africa will sit together eat together drink and live together as one no matter what color your skin is. he is also known as a hero because he stopped the apartheid in south Africa.

Answer 3

he is a martyr because he was kept in prison for 27 years for his belief and Mandela was arrested for going between countries without a passport, and was tried for sabotage & attempting to overthrow the goverment

Answer 4

Nelson Mandela led a movement to unify a divided nation and to reconcile decades of racism. He continuously chose to learn from his mistakes rather than repeat them throughout his whole life. His personal integrity helped him win South Africaâ??s first democratic presidential election.

Answer 5

He was famous because he stood up to America and backed up the black people who were slaves until then but he also went to jail for 27 years.

Nelson Mandela is famous for many various reasons such as becoming the first black president of South Africa and protesting against racial discrimination.

Answer 6

Nelson Mandela is a hero. Because of him we live in a democratic world.

Answer 7

He stood against apartheid and went to prison for it.

Answer 8

He peacefully ended Apartheid in South Africa and made Africans and Whites in South Africa equal.