Nelson Mandela
On July 18 1918, a beautiful baby boy was born in the Eastern Coast of Africa in Mvezo. His name was Nelson Mandela. When Nelson was nine, his father tragically died and during that time Nelson was raised by royalty. He was the first member in his family to attend school.
Later on in life, he became an Activist with the African National Congress. Knowing that he had the power of the young ones, he had made a African National Congress Youth League. In 1952 Nelson Mandela had lead the Defiance Campaign and in the 1955 Congress of the people. Soon after that a shocking news came. Nelson Mandela was charged for high treason against the Government. He was charged with 155 other activists. Soon they were acquitted.
In 1962, he was arrested since he had been on the run for 17 months. He went to Robben Island in Africa, which was the jail. 27 years later, Nelson was released from the jail.
Afterwards, Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending Apartheid. Nelson Mandela then became the president of South Africa on May 10th 1994, but in 1999 Nelson had stood down from being the president of South Africa.
Some years later, on December 5th, 2013, Nelson Mandela sadly passed away after a long illness. Nelson Mandela was dedicated to ending global poverty and helping to end wars and conflicts throughout Africa. He was also known as Madiba, which meant the Father of the Nation.
