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Nelson Mandela's Legacy

Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule.

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Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as the country's first black president from 1994 to 1999. He was born in 1918 in the village of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape, and went on to study law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand.

Mandela became involved in the anti-apartheid movement in the 1940s, and in 1962 he was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for plotting against the government. He spent 27 years in prison, mostly on Robben Island, before being released in 1990.

After his release, Mandela played a crucial role in the negotiations to end apartheid and establish multi-racial elections in South Africa. He was elected president in the country's first fully democratic election in 1994, and during his presidency, he worked to address the injustices of the past and promote reconciliation between South Africans of different races.

Mandela's leadership and commitment to racial equality earned him international recognition, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest political leaders of the 20th century, and continues to inspire people around the world with his message of peace, justice, and reconciliation.

Despite his death in 2013, Nelson Mandela's legacy lives on through the many initiatives and organizations that continue to promote his vision of a better world. His life and example continue to inspire people of all races and backgrounds to work towards a more just and equal society.


Vocabulary:

• Wound
A damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin.

• Chasm
A very large difference between two opinions or groups of people.

• To Pledge
To make a serious or formal promise to give or do something.


Source: Gr8 Politic

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