Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
ANC In 1942, when he was 24, Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC). He formed a military component of this organization known as the MK, and he traveled to Algeria to organize military training for members of this group.. Upon his return to South Africa, Mandela was arrested for going between countries without a passport. He was tried for sabotage and trying to overthrow the government. He spent the next 28 years in prison where he continued to make a difference.
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Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918. Rolihlahla Mandela became the first member of his family to attend a school, where his teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the English name "Nelson".
Nelson Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University College of Fort Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was expelled for joining in a student protest. He completed his BA through the University of South Africa and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943. At the end of Nelson's first year, he became involved in a Students' Representative Council boycott against university policies. He was told to leave Fort Hare and not return unless he accepted election to the SRC.[19] Later in his life, while in prison, Mandela studied for a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London External Programme.
Political activity
After the 1948 election victory of the Afrikaner-dominated National Party, this supported the apartheid policy. Mandela began actively participating in politics. He led prominently in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People, whose adoption of the Freedom Charter provided the fundamental basis of the anti-apartheid cause. During this time, Mandela and fellow lawyer Oliver Tambo operated the law firm of Mandela and Tambo, providing free or low-cost legal counsel to many blacks who lacked attorney representation.
Mahatma Gandhi influenced Mandela's approach,
ANC In 1942, when he was 24, Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC). He formed a military component of this organization known as the MK, and he traveled to Algeria to organize military training for members of this group.. Upon his return to South Africa, Mandela was arrested for going between countries without a passport. He was tried for sabotage and trying to overthrow the government. He spent the next 28 years in prison where he continued to make a difference.
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Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918. Rolihlahla Mandela became the first member of his family to attend a school, where his teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the English name "Nelson".
Nelson Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University College of Fort Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was expelled for joining in a student protest. He completed his BA through the University of South Africa and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943. At the end of Nelson's first year, he became involved in a Students' Representative Council boycott against university policies. He was told to leave Fort Hare and not return unless he accepted election to the SRC.[19] Later in his life, while in prison, Mandela studied for a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London External Programme.
Political activity
After the 1948 election victory of the Afrikaner-dominated National Party, this supported the apartheid policy. Mandela began actively participating in politics. He led prominently in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People, whose adoption of the Freedom Charter provided the fundamental basis of the anti-apartheid cause. During this time, Mandela and fellow lawyer Oliver Tambo operated the law firm of Mandela and Tambo, providing free or low-cost legal counsel to many blacks who lacked attorney representation.
Mahatma Gandhi influenced Mandela's approach,