Nelson Mandela
•Became the leader of the African National Congress
•Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
•Was let out in 1990
•Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
•Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
•Was let out in 1990
•Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
Question: How was Mandela able to forgive his jailer and have him as his deputy head?
Summary: Not only was Nelson Mandela the leader of the ANC but he was also elected as the first black president of South Africa. He transformed the government from all-whites to mixed race and brought everyone in South Africa together. For acts of treason he was arrested in 1964 and was released in 1990. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his efforts towards ending the Apartheid.