Nelson Mandela
July 18th, 1918-December 5th, 2013
Accomplishments
Timeline
- In 1944, joined the ANC
- Participated in Boycotts, Protests, Civil Disobedience
- In 1948 NP Government was elected to government
- In 1952 participated in a defiance campaign, and 1955 Congress of the People
- Served as a lawyer for mistreated black South Africans
- In 1956, Mandela and 150 protesters were arrested, charged with treason
- In 1961, They were acquitted
- Became Co-founder/Leader of Spear of the Nation
- In 1962, arrested for a strike he organized sentenced to 5 years
- 1962-1990 spent in prison, was sentenced to death penalty
- 1982, received a Bachelor of Law degree (while in prison)
- In 1990, released from prison after new President was in Power
- in 1991, Population Registration Act was repealed
- In 1994, the country held it's first democratic election
- In 1994, Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa
- In 1999, Mandela retired from active politics
- In 2007, Mandela Joined The Elders
Legal Issues Nelson Mandela Believed Needed Changing
Mandela Opened First Black Law Practice
Mandela in Robben Island Prison
Served as the 1st Black President of South Africa
Actions that he took
- Joined the ANC to help form the youth
- Rallies and Speeches
- Opened South Africa's first black law practice in Johannesburg with Oliver Tambo
- When released, Nelson Mandela and President Frederick De Klerk in 1993, signed a new South African Constitution, changing and making a difference from the 300+ years of political domination of white minority
Successful?
- ending of Apartheid was finalized after his release from prison
- Respected man around the world, inspired by his courage
- Mandela was an object of peace for the South African nation
- 1993- Nobel peace prize
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- If the actions that Nelson Mandela took didn't occur, peace would'nt have came to South Africa
-New Constitution that symbolized the official end of Apartheid and was there to prepare South Africa for a new multicultural democracy
Autobiography
Nelson Mandela's Lasting Effect on the Law
Civil Rights legal organizations
disbanding of the NP governing party of South Africa in 2005.
Work Cited
"Biography of Nelson Mandela." Biography – Nelson Mandela Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2015.
"No Political Stunts. No Fiction. The Reality of Comrade Jacob Zuma's Presidency." African National Congress Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.