MANDELA

OVERVIEW

• Mandela's Life during Apartheid
• Goodbye Bafana
• Invictus

1. Mandela's Life during Apartheid

• born 1918 as Rolihlahla in Transkei, South Africa
• in primary school teacher gave him the name Nelson
• studied law, opened a law firm with his friend, Oliver Tambo

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC)

• National liberation party, which had fought for Blacks' self-determination
• Mandela joined the ANC 1944
• 1948 National party was elected and began a policy of apartheid
• 1949 ANC adopted a more radical policy (Programme of Action)
• Banned 1960 after "Sharpeville Massacre" (1960)

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA (I)

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA (II)

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA (III)

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA (IV)

SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE (21 MARCH 1960)

• Anti-pass campaigns were taken up by the ANC
• Police shot into crowd of about 5,000 unarmed anti-protesters
• 69 people were killed, 200 wounded
• Start of armed resistance of Blacks in South Africa

IMPRISONMENT (I)

• First imprisonment 1956: Had organized anti-apartheid strikes
• Acquitted after nine months imprisonment
• Arrested 1962: Incitement & leaving the country without passport
• Sent to Robben Island
• June 1964: Convicted of sabotage, sentenced to life imprisonment

IMPRISONMENT (II)

• Robben Island: Prisoners were placed in small cells and ...
• were obliged to work long hours in limestone quarries
• 1990: Mandela "free man" at the age of 71

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TIME AFTER PRISON

• After Mandela' release, black and white leaders began negotiations
• Nobel Peace Prize 1993 was awarded to Mandela and de Klerk
• 10 May 1994: Elected as President of South Africa

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