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Nelson

Mandela





Contents: 1. What did he do? 2. What did he achieve? 3. How did he go about achieving his goal? 4. What impact has nelson Mandela had on the modern world? 5. What would South Africa be like today if nelson Mandela hadn't succeeded? 6. How have other countries continued his protests?

What did he do?

Nelson Mandela protested against apartheid to the African government, which was under the laws of apartheid at the time, he spent a very long time in jail for his actions, and even then he still protested against apartheid.

What did he achieve?

Nelson Mandela became Africa’s first black president, when he became president, after getting a landslide of 62% of the votes, he abolished apartheid, and tried to make Africa a fairer, more just country. However after just two years as president he decided not to try and be re-elected, and was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki.

How did he go about achieving his goal?

In 1961 nelson Mandela became leader of his political parties military branch, called 'umkhonto we sizwe' the English translation is 'spear of the nation'. They sabotaged government buildings, vehicles etc... They also sabotaged military targets as well. He also made plans for guerrilla warfare if sabotage failed to end apartheid. He also raised funds for this military overseas in many different countries.

What has Nelson Mandela been protesting against since he retired from presidency?

Since he retired Nelson Mandela has been protesting against many things including the Iraq war, the diamond trade in South Africa, and the horrific actions of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe.

What impact has nelson Mandela had on the modern world?

When nelson Mandela abolished apartheid blacks and coloured people got much better human rights in most countries, they were also accepted into the community and jobs much more widely than they previously were. Although he still hasn’t stopped all the mistreatment of people with different skin colours, and in some countries they are grossly mistreated in a major violation of human rights.

What would South Africa be like today if Nelson Mandela hadn't succeeded?

If he hadn't succeeded South Africa would probably still be under the apartheid regime, and blacks would still be being horribly mistreated. Also there would be massive protest against apartheid and many countries would be boycotting the Olympics and other major international events. People would probably be leaving South Africa in huge numbers to try and escape to a less racist country. How have other countries continued his protests? Nelson Mandela’s protests were heard about by black and white people alike all over the world and may have inspired them to start some protests of their own, for example most of the following protests were likely inspired by Nelson Mandela; these included the black civil rights protests in America where many blacks boycotted buses, rioted and did freedom rides. there was also the springbok tour here in nz where we protested against the tour because south Africa had a racist government at the time, also there were many other, smaller protests at the time that were also probably inspired by Nelson Mandela

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