What are the pros and cons of Nelson Mandela?

Answer 1

Nelson Mandela did kill people of any race. He didn't fight for black people in general ,he fiught for the black people in South Africa. Still, he is a hero to those people whose families were not killed during the attacks.

Answer 2

Pros:

-Helped end apartheid

-Has a great smile

Cons:

-Devised terrorist attacks that killed many innocent people

-Decreased the GDP per capita in South Africa by 40% through the nationalization of industries

-He was a genuine racist, singing songs about killing white people

-he had "personally signed off" in approving these acts of terrorism :

1981 - 2 car bombs at Durban showrooms
1983 - Church Street Bomb (killed 19, wounded 217)
1984 - Durban car bomb (killed 5, wounded 27)
1985-1987 - At least 150 landmines on farm roads (killed 125)
1985 - Amanzimtoti Sanlam shopping centre bomb Dec 23 (killed 2 white women and 3 white children)
1986 - Magoo's Bar bomb (killed 3, wounded 69)
1986 - Newcastle Court bomb (wounded 24)
1987 - Johannesburg Court bomb (killed 3, wounded 10)
1987 - Wits command centre car bomb (killed 1, wounded 68)
1988 - Johannesburg video arcade (killed 1 unborn baby, wounded 10)
1988 - Roodepoort bank bomb (killed 4, wounded 18)
1988 - Pretoria Police housing unit, 2 bombs (wounded 3)
1988 - Magistrate's Court bomb (killed 3)
1988 - Benoni Wimpy Bar bomb (killed 1, wounded 56)
1988 - Witbank shopping centre bomb (killed 2, wounded 42)
1988 - Ellis Park Rugby Stadium car bomb (killed 2, wounded 37)
Late 1980s - numerous Wimpy Restaurant bombs (killed many, wounded many)