BIO Sphere -Leveled Reading- ATI RE VE C -Resources- K R A A A A L L L L C C C -Activities- C D L R W O Editable Presentation hosted on Google Slides. Click to download. Early Life Personality & Characteristics Nelson ● Mandela liked to be rebellious but he was ● Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, also very fair. 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. He was the Mandela first in his family to go to school. ● He was relaxed and friendly to everyone South African Hero and so people liked him. ● His name when he was born was Rolihlahla Mandela, but one of his ● He spoke slowly and chose his words teachers called him “Nelson”. carefully to make his points. ● He studied at the university before becoming a lawyer in Johannesburg aged 25. Mandela in 1937 Mandela in 1937 Life Story Life Story Life Story ● In 1944, Mandela got involved with the ● Mandela organized boycotts, strikes and ● Mandela was arrested in 1962 and again African National Congress (ANC). other peaceful protests against apartheid. in 1963 in connection with his political activities. ● He also married his first wife, Evelyn Ntoko ● In 1956, the police took violent actions Mase. They went on to have four children against the peaceful protests. ● While on trial in 1964, he made a together. three-hour speech about why they had So in 1956, Mandela decided that ● turned to violence. ● In 1948, apartheid started in South Africa. peaceful protests were no longer working. This was a system of laws that separated He started Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) as a ● This speech was watched all over the people based on their skin color. It was this section of the ANC which would take world. He avoided the death penalty but system that Mandela spent his life fighting Mandela on a 1988 violent action. Mandela on a 1988 was sentenced to life imprisonment. Mandela’s Prison Cell against. commemorative USSR commemorative USSR postage stamp. postage stamp. Life Story Notable & Quotable Life Story ● In prison, Mandela and the other ● Mandela and de Klerk won the Nobel prisoners lived in horrible conditions. Peace Prize in 1993 for their work on “It always seems ending apartheid. ● While in prison, he was still the leader of the anti-apartheid movement. ● The following year people of all races were allowed to vote in an election for the In 1990, the president F.W. de Klerk ● first time. ended apartheid and released impossible until it is Mandela. He was in prison for 27 years. ● More people voted than ever before and Depiction of Mandela the ANC won easily. Nelson Mandela ● While in prison he wrote his being freed from prison became South Africa’s first black President Mandela Speaking autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. done.” president. Life Story Later Life Notable & Quotable ● As president, Mandela worked hard to ● Mandela retired from politics in 1999, improve living conditions for black South and spent the rest of his life fighting for Africans. peace and social justice. “Real leaders must be ● He also created a multiracial ● The Nelson Mandela Foundation “Government of National Unity”, keeping focused on fighting poverty and ready to sacrifice all for the de Klerk as deputy. He wanted to keep HIV/AIDS. the peace and unite the country. ● On December 5, 2013 at the age of 95, freedom of their people.” ● During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, he Mandela died in Johannesburg from a Nelson Mandela in 2008 encouraged black South Africans to President Mandela Speaking lung infection. support the country’s rugby team What does this mean to you? Notable & Quotable Legacy ● Nelson Mandela is often called the “Father “After climbing a great hill, of the Nation”. ● Mandela has been criticized from all sides. Some people saw him as too willing to one only finds there are negotiate and please the white minority. Others saw him as a terrorist for fighting many more hills to climb.” against the government. ● Despite this, Mandela is praised all over the world for his work for social justice. He is Statue of Mandela in What do you think he means? seen as a hero to many black Africans. Cape Town, South Africa “After climbing a great hill, one only finds there are many more hills to climb.” Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) South Africa He was... - a leader of the anti-apartheid movement to protest racist policies - imprisoned for 27 years for his political resistance - the first black president of South Africa #freedomfighter #Apartheid #prisoner #president #peace c Clark Creative Education NELSON MANDELA “It always seems impossible until it is done.” c Clark Creative Education “Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.” - Nelson Mandela c Clark Creative Education Your Name BIO Sphere protest President prison icon South Africa hero Nelson Mandela c Clark Creative Education.