Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Week 4 Nelson Mandela

           

              Turning points and Achievements of                           Nelson Mandela

Turning points

- increasingly aware unjust nature of South African society
- became involved in politics
- opened the first Black Law firm
- Resign from the ANC and work underground
- charged with treason
- 1960 Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South Africans
- Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious 
  Robben Island prison
- Release in 1990
- lost his eldest son to HIV disease

 Achievements

 - Finished his degree and qualified as a Lawyer
- Opened the first Black Law firm
- Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be 
  victorious
- Inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of
  South Africa on and President until June 1999
- Received many prestigious awards
- Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize





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