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-the controversial land act in 1913 marked the beginning of the apartheid.
-1948 the Afrikaner National Party won the general election
-apartheid means seperateness
-the apartheid made black people live in a seperate town than the whites and use different facilities than them

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- Nelson mandela was a great leader and many looked up to him
-he helped unite south south africa as it dismantled
- he once said "it is better to lead from behind and put others in front especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."
- he was "a man of great compassion and forgiveness and humility."
- even in prison people looked up to him

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-https://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017
- http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela

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

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Mandela has been an inspirational figure to people around the world especially to proponents of racial justice and equality. Mandela was a symbol of peace, having presided over the transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy and having pursued a plan of national reconciliation.
Apartheid saw the institution of the "homeland system," in which the government sought to establish separate states for members of each of the country's many black ethnic groups.

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- In 1994. he was elected president of South Africa. In fact, he was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. As president, Mandela was focused on tackling the challenge of uniting the country's racial groupings and a fragmented public service . One problem with the public service was that its delivery mandate was publicly in favor of the white population in South Africa.
- One of Mandela's most notable contributions  was the exemplary constitution-making process, which delivered a document that is the envy of the democratic world.

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-He was born July 18th, 1918
-First president of South Africa (1994-1999)
-Served 27 years in prison
-Mandela had a respiratory infection that caused him to die on December 5th, 2013
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Nelson Mandela was considered "the leader among leaders". As the first president of South Africa, he loved by not only the South Africans, but many more around the globe. Nelson was persistent and passionate about his cause for a South American society for other countries as well. http://fortune.com/2014/12/05/6-principles-that-made-nelson-mandela-a-renowned-leader/

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What is apartheid? It is defined as the system of segregation in the mid 1900's (specifically from 1948-1991) in South Africa. Nelson Mandela played a huge role in the halt of this system. It was started by the National Party and began to enforce unjust laws for the racial environment.  http://www.history.com/topics/apartheid

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Being a part of the South African Communist Party, his perspectives were somewhat controversial. While in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote a book called "How to be a Good Communist", and he believed in the works on Lenin, Marx, Engels and Stalin. So he had a slight communist perspective on things. He also didn't believe in abortion, and he believed in disarming the firearm owners and same-sex marriage during his time in government. http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2013/12/06/nelson-mandela-a-jewish-perspective/