For standing up for segrigation (blacks and whites united) in his country.
he spent 27 years in jail
Nelson Mandela was prisoned to Robben Island for treason.He spent 27 years there in prison.He was released on the 11th of February 1990.
He was imprisoned on Robben Island for 27 years.
Yes for the whole 27 years
He was in jail for 27 years.
Nelson Mandela was in jail for 27 years, from 1962 to 1990, as a result of his anti-apartheid activism in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela was released from jail in 1990. his jail number was 46664. :)
Two main hardships were: -27 years in jail -discrimination because of his colour
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1990, and no. He was jailed for 27 not 5 years.
Nelson Mandela was sent to prison in 1963 and he was released from prison in 1990. Therefore he spent 27 years in jail.
Nelson Mandela was an activist against the apartheid in South America. He was put in jail for 27 years for encouraging other colored people to fight against the apartheid.