Nelson Mandela

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Today I'll show everyone to the biography of Nelson Mandela....


Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is famous as a person who became the first democratically elected president of South Africa, from 1994 to 1999. While h was president, he influenced all people of the country who had been suffered under apartheid. he is a person who has left obvious great achievements of human rights.

Mandela was born in Qunu of South Aflica in 1918 as to a family of five. Grewing up, he studied law in Jahannesburg at Union College of Fort Hare. After that, he joinnedAfirican National Congress in 1942. But becouse of his actibities against the goverment, he should put him in a prison until he released on Februally 11, 1990. Though this term was 27 years, he didn't quit his actibities while he was in a prison. And for a great achievement for people in ANC, he ended up being Presodent of ANC in 1991. And he could end the unjust system of apartheid as his goal in the ANC. Also he has told us in his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom",1994, how important it is for people to respect each other .

After his retirement, the fist thing he did was he raised a large amount of money for children's charities. Many chilren have been saved by him even now. And besides, It's not only but all of his thoughts, his beliefs and his activities have given many people of the world a chance which they consider about human rights. His achievement has changed people's values absolutely. Ofcourse, we have a lot of things to do for human rights even now....