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Nelson went to jail for 27 years because he told his people to turn aganist the goverment and the he tried to leave the contry illegall
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How does determination help Mandela succeed?
if nelson Mandela had no determination then when he got sent to prison he would have turned back and not carried on.
Did Mandela escape his arrest?
Nelson Mandela did not escape prison because he would have been shot down on site by the officials if had happened.
Did Nelson Mandela have a strong personality?
The people who had the honour of meeting Nelson Mandela say that although he is gentle in speech and manner, he has nerves of steel and a personality to match! he would have to be like that to have endured 27 years of prison!
What would a person do if their role model was Nelson Mandela and they met him?
If a person's role model was Nelson Mandela, and they met him, that person would shake Nelson Mandela's hand and say that it is an honor to meet him.
Why would you chose Nelson Mandela for a project?
I chose Nelson Mandela because he brought freedom into the world.
Why did they eventually let Nelson Mandela get out of jail?
Nelson Mandela was arrested 5 August 1962 and released from prison 2 February 1990. Pro-apartheid South African president, P.W. Botha, had a stroke in 1989 and Botha's replacement, Frederik Willem de Klerk, freed Mandela. Botha had once offered Nelson Mandela release from jail in 1985, but only on the condition that Mandela would stop the armed conflict. Nelson Mandela chose to stay in prison as he believed it was the right thing to do in order to put an end to apartheid.
Why didnt Nelson Mandela leave prison when he was offered release?
nelson Mandela didnt want to take up the offer of release because if he did then he would have to stop the violent fighting and standing up for what he beieved in and he couldn't just stand there and watch injustice take place!!
Why didn't Nelson Mandela leave prison when offered?
because they said if he comes out of prison he would have to stop fighting for the black people . x x x
How did Nelson Mandela inspire Martin Luther King Jr?
I can find no record of Nelson Mandela being a role model or inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in 1968 by an assassins bullet. Nelson Mandela was a convict in prison for sabotage during Martin Luther King Jr's freedom march. He lead the Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Nelson Mandela was an advocate of armed resistance and Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of peace. It is highly doubtful that Martin Luther King Jr. would look up to Nelson Mandela.
What would be happen if nelson Mandela not existed?
people would hus
Why was Nelson Mandela released?
Because the white Nationalist Party government of the time realized that their policy of apartheid had to be abandoned and that negotiations with the black majority for power sharing was inevitable. Nelson Mandela was regarded as the most influential leader of the blacks, but he was still in prison. Without his participation negotiations would not have begun.
How old was nelson Mandela whan his father died?
Nosekeni Fanny a.k.a. Noqaphi Nosekeni, Nelson Madela's mother, died in 1968. No information about her birth date or age at death can be found, although, given that Nelson was born in 1918, she would have been at least 65 years old.
