The Incredible Nelson Mandela

The incredible Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a strong and inspiring man, an African -American nationalist and the first African -American president of South Africa who fought to end racial segregation and the racial regime of the country. He fought for it for more than 40 years, 27 of them in jail, and continued fighting for equality and his ideas. He gave hope to many and the whole world.

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. He was the son of Chief Henry Mandela, who was part of the people treu. Mandela was part of a real family knowing that his father was the head of the people in which he lived. Nelson’s real name was Rolihlahla, which meant pulling the branch of a tree or uprising. As a child, Mandela was close to nature, since he grew up taking care of cows and horses. He also liked to practice the fight with sticks or nguni. He was part of a very distributed family, knowing that his father had four wives and that he ended up having a total of 12 brothers, 9 of them girls and 3 boys. His father died when Nelson was still very young, so the regent of treu. Once his father died, Mandela received his father’s head once he had a more advanced age. Every Sunday he was grateful to the Church accompanying his tutors, so Christianity played an important role in his life. Being the first

From his family to receive a formal type of education, ‘he attended the South African Native College (later Fort Hare University) and studied law at the University of Witwatersrand;He later approved the qualification exam to become a lawyer ’.

(The editors of enyclopaedia Britannica) However, initially he attended missionary and methodist schools during his childhood.

Political development

‘In 1944 he joined the African National Congress (CNA), a black liberation group, and became leader of his youth league’. (The editors of enyclopaedia Britannica) later occupied a leadership position in the CNA and was able to create organizations that supported their ideas and perspectives of change. Nelson and a CNA leader, called Oliver Tambo, influenced him to establish a law firm specialized in cases of Postapartheid. Mandela wanted to influence others with his words and achieve a great population, as he mentioned in an interview: ‘The most powerful weapon is not violence, but talking to people’. (The Daily Telegraph) while traveling throughout the country gathering support in a non -violent way, protesting discriminatory laws, it was a great objective for the authorities to know that they did not support their actions. From 1952, he was forbidden to speak and travel. However, he continued with his determination: ‘After the massacre of black South Africans unarmed at the hands of the police forces in Sharpeville in 1960 and the subsequent prohibition of the CNA, Mandela left his non -violent position and began to advocate acts of sabotage against the South African regime’. (The editors of the British Encyclopaedia) During these times it was recognized as Pimpinela Negra and was the founder of the Military Wing of the CNA. Mandela traveled to receive instruction at guerrilla warfare and sabotage. Upon his return he was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison, knowing that in addition to their sabotage actions they had found a large number of weapons in hiding.

Your sabotage actions. He was then sentenced to life imprisonment, but got rid of the death penalty as he kept fighting for equality.

Achievements and failures (or setbacks)

One of his great achievements was to become the national president of the African Nations Congress in 1950, which was a group of people who had the same beliefs and hopes of equality and their rights/freedoms and finally evolved to the Youth League of the Congress of the Congress of Congress ofAfrican nations, which with the same purpose was manifested with non -violent strikes and actions, being finally elected national president in 1950. As apartheid was an established system that included racial segregation and hard discrimination, Mandela was the main opponent of legislation in 1948. Many of these laws consisted that African Americans were prohibited from entering certain areas, they did not usually have access to all labor skills and lands they wanted to possess were very limited. These are just some of the limitations and, Mandela was one of those who organized protests and movements for change and proudly defended his people. Nelson also opened a law firm in which, together with Oliver Tambo, he dealt with cases that many times had to do with police brutality. Another great achievement of Mandela was to play a great role to end the apartheid. After spending 27 years in prison, he was released, but he refused to do so until the government on duty agreed to end the apartheid. Once Klerk released Mandela in 1190, consultations were made in addition to the help of other countries to end the apartheid. In 1994, Mandela was waiting for a great moment when the first African -American president in which he dedicated much of his presidency to focus on national reunification was elected. Although he had many achievements, one of the last was in 1993 to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of all his hard work to end the Apartheid regime. Mandela had many achievements, but one of the greatest setbacks he had to face was to be in prison for 27 years.

Although it was not such a great setback knowing that I kept trying to make a change for equality, living in jail was not easy with isolation and a two square meter patio. He had the support of many abroad, who described their imprisonment as ‘a famous cause among the international community’, so their supporters . (Editores de la Enclyclopaedia Britannica) had no materials, just a cube to accompany. Having a family and a wife at home was difficult and more because I knew that all I wanted to achieve was equality and the government always saw him as a forbidden goal. Mandela’s setbacks were always looking for people to help and show awareness of what he needed to change and be confiscated and imprisoned for it. However, after leaving prison, he said: ‘I greet you all on behalf of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I present myself to you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people ’. (The Daily Telegraph) After all these years of difficulties and hard work for change, it is still willing to continue making a change and is promising peace and freedom for its people.

Writings and Other Contributions

‘Long Walk of Freedom’ is an autobiography written by Nelson Mandela in which he makes a tour of his setbacks and achievements in life. It also describes the struggles and in general its patriotism and determination for change. This book is divided into three sections, the first of which mentions his childhood and how he grew. He describes his life without his father and without his tutors, who then took care of the father figure. Next, he talks about his education, which began in a school in Treu, and finally exercised law. Apartheid was a racial segregation system that existed in South Africa from 1948, which the second part of his book mentions in addition to his contributions. The author contributes both the political and social aspects of this segregation and the politicians who influenced this movement.

movement. When he joined the African National Congress, Mandela mentions in his book his guerrillas strategy arrangements and hidden organizations, all with the main objective of fighting the end of this unfair segregation that existed in South Africa. In the continuation of his book he brings his sentence to prison that he later resulted in a possible death sentence both for sabotage and for encouraging others to leave the country without a passport. Finally, he recounts his terrible 27 years in prison and the important role of James Gregory as ‘mailman’ that he reviewed, sent and received the letters Mandela sent to the government. Finally, he writes about his release in 1990 and his conversion to President in 1994. As the title itself says, this autobiography makes us a tour of a hard, exhausting and exhausting life in which he demonstrated that he fulfilled his goals for his people, that he admired and admired him from the beginning. An important part of his life were also his letters to the prison he wrote throughout his 27 years of imprisonment. These letters show their determination and strength to end apartheid, even though I often knew that they would never reach the person destined. His own words showed his strength especially when he was alone: ‘I learned that the value was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over him. The brave man is not the one who does not feel fear, but the one who overcomes that fear ’. He decided not to look at his prison time as if he were terrified, however, he knew it was stronger than that and continued his determination as shown through his letters. He wrote to his family showing his love for them, but also wrote that he was the person who would fight to free South Africa. These letters were sent to the friends of current officers, their own children and their wife in the hope that they were delivered. His letters draw his life in jail and his hopes and fight for change.

Personal conclusion about how history, media, the public and you see your person

Nelson Mandela, like Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Malcom X, etc., It is a very important figure in the current history and an icon that fought not only to end apartheid, but its legacy is still shown as a figure in force today today. After his mandate as president, Nelson Mandela did not appear at a second election, ‘Mandela retired from active politics but maintained a strong international presence as a defender of peace, reconciliation and social justice’.

He has influenced women to be part of the political spectrum knowing that he tried to fix this idea from the beginning of his presidency asking for equality in all organizations . He has fought for children and has taken education to rural areas, has expanded voting rights to society in South Africa, has fought for justice and peace worldwide, has educated others about HIV/AIDS and AIDSMuch more, but for these reasons he is still remembered today as someone strong and with power. Personally I think he has taught many not to surrender. He has gone through pain and difficulties, as shown in his time in jail when he mentions: ‘For 13 years I have slept naked in a cement floor that becomes humid and cold during the rainy season,’ wrote Nelson Mandela in1976 ′. 

While only 13 years in jail, over his 27 years he showed people to have hope, faith and wisdom. Nelson Mandela went through many difficulties when he only wanted the best for others. Have children and a wife, while I was in jail for 27 years and keep fighting for equality and the end of segregation shows how much hope and strength I had. Mandela has impacted so many people that ‘Mandela’s day, which is celebrated on his birthday, was created to honor his legacy’ in which community service is promoted throughout the planet. (British encyclopedia editors) society admires ‘Tata’ as an icon and a leader that now reflects a large part of change and peace worldwide.

Cited works

• ‘In his own words;Nelson Mandela’. The Daily Telegraph (London), December 7, 2013 Saturday. Advance-Flexis-Com.Libproxy.SDSU.EDU/API/Document?Collection = News & Id = URN: Contentitem: 5b0p-P9s1-Dy9p-N20J-00000-00 & context = 1516831. Accessed April 21, 2020.
• Kellogg, Carolyn. Books: Nelson Mandela and More.’Proquest, Jul 14, 2018, http: // libproxy.SDSU.EDU/LOGIN?URL = https: // search-proQuest-com.Libproxy.SDSU.EDU/DOCView/2069786614?ACCOUNT = 13758.
• British encyclopedia editors. ‘Nelson Mandela’. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Dec 2. 2019, www.Britannica.com/Biography/Nelson-Mandela.