NELSON MANDELA BIOGRAPHIES

JORGE MIGUEL VARGAS JARA 4

BIOGRAPHIES
He was born on July 18, 1918 in Qunu, a village of about 300 inhabitants near Umtata in the Transkei. Five years herding sheep and calves. It was one of 15 children of Henry Mgadla Mandela, senior adviser Thembuland Supreme Leader, who on the death of his father he became tutor of Mandela. Upon completion of primary education in a local school for missionaries, he studied at the University College of Fort Hare for the Bachelor of Arts .He expulsion from the center.belongs to the royal family of Tembu people, from the Xhosa ethnic group. His real name is Rolihlahla Madiba Mandela. His name seemed predestined since Rolihlahla means "promoter riots.

POLITICAL LIFE
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While in jail, his reputation grew and became known as the most significant black leader in South Africa. Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. Mandela never compromise your organization to abandon the armed struggle in exchange for personal freedom. In 1961 Mandela was elected honorary secretary

In 1944, Mandela joins the African National Congress (ANC) movement to fight the oppression of black South Africans. Between 1952 and 1959, Congress ruptures, and a new class of black activists, Africanists. The ANC responded with protests and boycotts, which led to the arrest of most of its leaders Mandela and 150 other colleagues were arrested on 5 December 1956 and sentenced to prison, that met between 1956 and 1983 to be released.

POLITICAL AND CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Frederik De Klerk with the help of Nelson send it democralizaron Both the country of South Africa shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. A year later, Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. From that position Nelson Mandela launched a policy of national reconciliation. Throughout his political career, Mandela has received several awards and decorations.

SYMBOL OF FREEDOM

Mandela was prisoner number 466/64, it is that it was the prisoner number 466 in 1964 on Robben Island for 17 years in precarious conditions. Then spend another 10 years in two different prisons, adding a total sentence of 27 years. The South African government rejected all requests for it to be released. Mandela became a symbol of the struggle against apartheid within and outside the country, a legendary figure who represented the lack of freedom of all South Africans black men.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Mandela has received approximately 50 honorary degrees by universities in the world. Together with Mother Teresa of Calcutta, besides Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, was the only foreigner who has been honored with Bharat Ratna, the most prestigious civilian award of India in 1958. Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1993 Premio Prncipe de Asturias de Cooperacin Internacional (1992) Orden de San Juan Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad (2002) Orden al Mrito del Reino Unido (1995) Bharat Ratna (1990) Premio Lenin de la Paz (1990) Premio Nacional de la Paz (1995)

NELSON MANDELA BIOGRAPHIES

JORGE MIGUEL VARGAS JARA 4