NELSON MANDELA

MANDELA VS APARTHEID

• The South Africa used apartheid.
• Apartheid is a system of segregation.
• Nelson Mandela fought against it.
• The white minority ruled under this.

RISE TO POWER

• Joined African National Congress in 1944.
• Went against apartheid in 1948.
• Was elected president in April 1994.
• Inspired by Gandhi.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

• Went on trial for treason in 1956-1961.
• Sentenced to 5 years in prison in 1964.
• Sentenced to life in 1964 along with 8 others.

PRESENT DAY

• The president of South Africa is now Jacob Zuma.
• He wouldn't be president without Mandela.
• He was arrested with Mandela.
• He is president because there is no white supremacy.
• No more apartheid now.

CITATIONS

• Nelson Mandela - Biographical." Nelson Mandela - Biographical. Version 1. The Nobel Foundtion, n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. .
• Nelson Mandela." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2014. Web. 3 Apr. 2014. .
• Sydenham, S. & Thomas, R. Nelson Mandela [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au [2010 ]