PRESENTATION MUET

2012
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NELSON MANDELA
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“ The Struggle Is My life”

NELSON MANDELA
Content

 Nelson’s Early Life

Political Activity
Armed Anti-Apartheid Activities
 Imprisoned
 Released
Negotations
NELSON’S EARLY LIFE
 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Date of birth : 18 July 1918
Place of birth : Mvezo,Umtata
Transkei
South African Politician who
served as President of South
Africa (1994-1999)
Determine to become a Lawyer
Complete his Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Johannesburg
 POLITICAL ACTIVITY
 Entered politics in earnest
 1950-was elected to
while studying in the National
Johannesburg by joining Executive
the African National
Executive Comittee.
Committee
 In 1944- Helped found the Became a deputy
NC Youth League president of the
 Actively involved and ANC in recognition
participate in its of his outstanding
programme
contribution during
 Got trouble with the
authorities
the Defiance
Campagin
 ARMED ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVITIES
 1961-Mandela became leader of the ANC’s
armed wing
Coordinate sabotage campagins against
military and goverments targets
Making plans for a possible guerrilla war if
the sabotage failed to end apartheid
Describe the move to armed struggle as a
last resort ; years of increasing repression
and violence from the state convinced
 IMPRISONMENT

During the whole of 1950s,Mandela was the
victim of various forms of repression.
He was banned,arrested and imprisioned.

 Was imprisoned on Robben Island

 Remained for the next eighteen of his
tweenty-seven years in prison
 Widely known as the most significant
black leader in South Africa
 a maximum security prison on a small
island seven kilometres off the coast
near Cape Town.
 While in prison,Mandela was offered a
conditional release which he rejected by
saying, “ Prisoners cannot enter into
contrast. Only free men can negotiate”.
 RELEASED

 2nd February 1990

- State President F.W. de Klerk reversed the ban on
the
ANC and other anti-apartheid organisations and
announced that Mandela would shortly be released
from prison
 Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in
Paarl on 11th February 1990.
 Mandela plunged wholeheartedly into his life’s work
striving to attain the goals he and other had set out
almost four decades earlier.
 NEGOTATIONS

 Following Mandela’s release from prison,his returned to
the leadership of the ANC
 Between 1990-1994,led the party in the multi-party
negotations that led to the country’s first multi-racial
elections
 1n 1991,the ANC held its first national conference in
South Africa after its urbanning,electing Mandela as
President of the organisation.
 His old friend and collague Oliver Tambo,who had led
the organisation in exile during Mandela’s
imprisonment,became National Chairperson
Thank
you