Nelson Mandela
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid
- Curriculum: African History
Article abstract: Mandela dedicated his life to the struggle to end racial segregation and white minority rule under the apartheid system in South Africa. His contribution to the political education, mobilization, and organization of millions of people against the apartheid system has been unparalleled. In the 1990’s the South African government moved to abolish apartheid, and Mandela was elected president in 1994.
Early Life
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, in a village called Mvezo on July 18, 1918. Although born of royal...
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