Nelson Rohihlahla Mandela, born, July 18, 1918, was the first South African president to be

elected in a fully representative democratic election. Trained as an attorney, he helped form

the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944. In

1961 he abandoned peaceful protest and became head of the ANC's new

military wing. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, Mandela

came to symbolize black political aspirations and was named head of the ANC after his release on
Feb. 11, 1990.

He and F. W. de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating South Africa's peaceful

transition to multiracial democracy. After the ANC victory in the April 1994 elections, Mandela

worked to ease racial tensions, court foreign investment, and provide services to the victims of

apartheid. Mandela has announced that he will not run for reelection in 1999, and in December
1997. Thabo Mbeki succeeded him as ANC party leader.

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A – ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:

1. What’s Nelson surname?

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2. When was he born? ______________________________________________________________

3. Who was the first president elected democratic?

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4. What was his job?

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5. Which organization did he create?

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6. What happened before 1961?

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8. When was he released from jail?
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9. Which award did he win?

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10. what did he do in 1994, after winning the election?

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B – COMPLETE THESE STATEMENTS ON THE TEXT:

1. He was officially the first ___________________________________________________in a

democratic election.

2. In 1961 he decided to abandon __________________________________ and joined

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3. He was a symbol of ___________________________________________________________.

4. He was in prison __________________________________________________ years.