One of the famous people who fought violence in peace is Nelson Mandela who was the President of South Africa. Before being a President he was a militant and the leader and co-founder of Umkhonto we Sizwe,the wing of the African National Congress.
He was born in 1918. He spent years in prison for protesting apartheid ( the policy by which the races were separated and whites were given power over blacks in South Africa), Mandela became the first president of a black-majority. He is also the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mandela grew up in the company of chiefs and tribal men,all these gave him a sense of African self-government in connection with the cruel treatment of blacks in white-governed South Africa.He was also influenced by this early education in Methodis church schools.
In 1944 he joined the African National Congress(ANC)
In 1956 Mandela was arrested with other ANC leaders for resistance to South Africa's laws which prevented blacks from moving freely in the country.
On February 11, 1990, Mandela walked out of prison.
Mandela gained the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
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He was born in 1918. He spent years in prison for protesting apartheid ( the policy by which the races were separated and whites were given power over blacks in South Africa), Mandela became the first president of a black-majority. He is also the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Mandela grew up in the company of chiefs and tribal men,all these gave him a sense of African self-government in connection with the cruel treatment of blacks in white-governed South Africa.He was also influenced by this early education in Methodis church schools.
In 1944 he joined the African National Congress(ANC)
In 1956 Mandela was arrested with other ANC leaders for resistance to South Africa's laws which prevented blacks from moving freely in the country.
In 1962 he was again arrested, this time for leaving South Africa illegally , he stayed five years in jail.
In 1988 Mandela he was hospitalized, and after his recovery he was returned to prison.On February 11, 1990, Mandela walked out of prison.
Mandela gained the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Sources:
Nelson Mandela,Wikipedia, 9.January.2012. 12.January.2012
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela>
Nelson Mandela,Wikipedia, 9.January.2012. 12.January.2012
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela>
Photo.Wikipedia.com. 7.June.2011 14.January.2012
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