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NELSON MANDELA
1918 - 2013
r) At school, Mandela was given the name ‘Nelson’ by his first teacher.
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f) Mandela’s father died and he went to live with his uncle (Chief Jongintaba).
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v) Mandela was sent to study at the University College of Fort Hare by Chief Jongintaba.
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b) Mandela and his cousin sold two of Chief Jongintaba’s cows and ran away to Johannesburg.
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m) Mandela started to study law in the evenings.
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p) Mandela finished his studies and became a lawyer.
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h) The Defiance Campaign was organised against unfair laws.
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q) Mandela was asked by the ANC to organise the MK to use violence against the government.
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w) At the Rivonia Trial, Mandela was accused of sabotage.
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s) Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. Therefore, he was taken to Robben Island.
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c) Mandela secretly wrote his life story and its pages were buried in the prison garden.
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u) Mandela was moved to Pollsmoor Prison, a more comfortable jail.
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l) In the prison visiting room, Mandela and his wife were allowed to kiss for the first time in 21 years.
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k) Mandela was moved to Victor Verster Prison, a prison guard’s house near Cape Town.
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t) At the age of 71, Mandela was released from jail.
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d) The first election for all the people of South Africa took place.
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j) Mandela became President of South Africa.
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o) The Children’s Fund was started by Mandela to help poor children in South Africa.
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i) Thabo Mbeki became President and Mandela moved to Qunu for a quieter life.
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e) Mandela began the 46664 music campaign to help people with HIV / Aids.
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n) Makgatho, Mandela’s son, died of Aids at the age of 54.
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g) At the age of 86, Mandela travelled to Trømso in Norway for the 46664 concert.
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