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Although he was trained as a lawyer he is more famous for his role as a political activist for a free South Africa, who spent 27 years in prison.
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What was Nelson Mandela's job before he became president?
nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years prior to his release and becoming elected as president of south Africa
What was Nelson Mandela's carrier?
Nelson Mandela was a political prisoner for 27 years before becoming South Africa's first black president. Before being president Mandela was elected to the African National Congress.
What was the president before he became the president?
Many different Presidents had done their own things before they became President. Please specify the president. If speaking of the current US President Barack Obama, he was a senator from Illinois before he became the President. If speaking of Nelson Mandela from South Africa, he was a political prisoner in jail before he became the President. If speaking of Paul Biya in Cameroon, he was the Prime Minister before he became the President.
Who was the president of south africa before and after mandela?
F. W. de Klerk.
Does Nelson Mandela use democratic styles?
Yes you could say that Nelson Mandela used democratic styles, considering he was the first President of South Africa to be elected through a totally democratic process. However before he became president of South Africa he was considered a terrorist, under the Apartheid laws. So the answer is yes when he was in office he was a democratic leader but before then he was not.
What was nelson mendela's full name?
Her Full Name Is Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Who was elected President of South Africa in the first multiracial elections after the end of apartheid?
Nelson Mandela Apartheid had begun to end from the year 1990 under the rule of President FW de Klerk. However Apartheid was officially over in 1994 and the first democratically elected president of the country in 1994 was President Nelson Mandela.
Who was first Nelson Mandela or Mohandas Gandhi?
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) lived before Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).
Who was President of South Africa after Mandela?
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), who had been a political prisoner for 27 years during the apartheid era, was freed in 1990 and elected president in 1994, succeeding the last State President, F. W. de Klerk. (de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki were Mandela's deputy presidents)
What are three important facts about nelson mandela?
Nelson Mandela was born to a chief of his tribe in 1918. After his father's passing, he was educated by the tribe, as was the custom, and became a lawyer. He became affiliated with the African National Congress in the 1940s. His anti-apartheid activism landed him in jail for thirty years. After his release in 1990, he worked with President De Klerk of South Africa to ease the transition from apartheid to equality. Both men were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. In 1994, Mandela was elected to the presidency. He retired from political life in 1999. In 2013, Mandela passed away at the age of 95.
How was it like before Nelson Mandela's change?
Racially divided
Were did nelson Mandela live before he went to prison?
cheese land :)
