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After being elected he stated that he would only serve for one term because he understood that diversity was needed to keep going. Also that black supremacy was as depraved as white supremacy.

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http://www.history.com/topics/apartheid

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“Nelson Mandela.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 6 Sept. 2017, www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017. Accessed 26 Sept. 2017.
History.com Staff. “Apartheid.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/apartheid. Accessed 26 Sept. 2017.
Schoemaker, Paul J.H., and Steven Krupp. “6 principles that made Nelson Mandela a renowned leader.” Fortune.com, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2015, fortune.com/2014/12/05/6-principles-that-made-nelson-mandela-a-renowned-leader/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2017.

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Apartheid is the separation of south africans and whites.

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In 1956, Mandela and 150 others were arrested and charged for treason in regards to their political advocacy. They were acquitted, but in 1961 Nelson was again seen by a judge for political offenses. As a result, he and 10 other African National Congress leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment. President B.W. Botha eventually released Mandela in 1990.

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He took a different approach to heal the community after they wanted revenge against the de Klerk government. He used sports to heal the community by up lifting the ban on the Olympics.

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When Nelson was nine years old, his father died of lung cancer. This stripped his mother of her status, and she believed she was incapable of fulfilling Nelson's potential. He was adopted by the acting regent of the Thembu people, which would dramatically change his life henceforth.

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Mandela looked at past leaders and dictatorship to learn from them and do things that were better for South Africa. He was setting the foundation for a democratic South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918  in the village of Mvezo in South Africa, under the name Rolihlahla Mandela.

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Nelson Mandela was put in prison for being a resistance leader. His imprisonment drew international attention and help gather support for the anti-apartheid cause.

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People believed that apartheid had created peace but they were wrong. They denounced it in 1973.