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Why didnt Nelson Mandela become president until he was 76 years old?
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Because before the 1991 end of Apartheid, blacks in South Africa did not even have the right to vote, amongst many other rights they didn't posses. For the previous South African governments, Mandela, as the leader of the black opposition (of the ANC), was considered a dangerous terrorist, and he was imprisoned for his attempt at ending discrimination. After the end of the Apartheid regime, he was elected in the first free elections of South Africa.
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What was Nelson Mandela's role in the Umkhonto we Sizwe?
he didnt do anything
How did nelson mandela become a freedom fighter?
"Dad humens have to fight for freedome!" Henry Freeman said and didnt go no where neither.
How long did Nelson Mandela stay president?
Mandela only served one year he refused the second time. Eventually they won the battle to stop discrimination for the blacks, so i guess that he refused the second time because he didnt want to. Also in jail he spreaded the messegaes of discrimination.
Did Nelson Mandela wear his father's old clothes?
There is no information to suggest that Nelson Mandela wore his father's old clothes. It is more likely that he wore his own clothes or traditional attire appropriate for the occasion.
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 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 die in prison?
He was able to earn the respect of the guards to the point that they didnt treat him like carbage, and he was called respectfully.
Why did Nelson Mandela divorce Evelyn Mase?
Evelyn Mandela, who died at age 82, was the first Wife Of South Africa's Ex-President, Nelson Mandela. She quit the marriage after telling Mandela that he had to choose between her and the African National Congress liberation movement. There were also allegations that Nelson Mandela had committed adultery, and because of her Bible standards on morality, she broke the marriage. ·
Did nelson Mandela bring African descent to the world?
well really he didnt because africa is still poor and people are still racist towardws them
How did the people feel during the apartheid?
The apartheid made Nelson Mandela feel unhappy. He knew he had to make a difference in peoples lives, if he didnt, nobody would.
Why does the movie Invictus concentrates so much on Mandela's security details?
because people didnt trust white people to gaurd the black president
When did Julia Gillard become president?
She didnt. She's the Prime Minister..
