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Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in the village of Mveso, in the Eastern Cape, on 18 July 1918. Whilst attending primary school, he was given the name 'Nelson' as all students were given a christian name as the entered school. He worked in the rural village of Qunu, South Africa, tilling fields and herding cattle.

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After his father died in 1930, the 12-year-old is chosen as a future leader of the tribe because of his intelligence.

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He spends his days studying and working 一 but in 1940 he is expelled from the University of Fort Hare for participating in a protest against the limitations on the student council.

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He then decides to leave to the capital of South Africa, Johannesburg, to complete his studies. He earns a job at a law firm and works hard towards his law degree.

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Whilst in Johannesburg, he meets his first wife Evelyn Ntoko Mase. They have four children together. Later he meets social worker Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela. In his autobiography he claims that if love at first sight exists, he knew Winnie was the one for him the moment he laid eyes on her. He divorces with his current wife in 1955 and marries Winnie three years later.

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In December 1956, Mandela and more than 150 other activists are arrested and charged with treason for protests against South Africa’s racial segregation laws.
He then disappears and forms a military wing of the left-leaning African National Congress, helping to stage bombings on power plants, rail lines and other targets when regular people aren’t present. He’s eventually captured and, in June 1964, is convicted of sabotage and treason and sentenced to life in prison.

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At Robben Island, a prison for 'political detainees', prisoner 46664 (Mandela), does hard labor, working in the limestone quarry. After 18 years at Robben, Mandela is moved to the suburban Cape Town Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison in 1982, then to low-security Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape in 1988.

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On February 11th 1990, Nelson Mandela is freed from prison after 27 years. South African president F. W. de Klerk was in part of the decision, after reversing the ban on the African National Congress. The release is broadcast live around the world.

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In 1993, Mandela receives a Nobel Peace Prize for all of the actions he's done to prevent a civil war with de Klerk. They 'calmed fears and relieved racial tensions'.

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Nelson Mandela is the first black president of South Africa! He is inaugurated on May 10th 1994 and he states that he will serve one term as president, then step down. He keeps his promise and in 1999 he signs off as president of South Africa.

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From 1999 to 2013 he works on his charity, divorces his second wife and marries a third, meets countless celebrities and world renowned figures, goes to hospital a few times, and passes away on the 5th of December 2013, in hi Johannesburg home.

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Nelson Mandela was seen as a change agent as he really pushed to change the laws of racial segregation and human rights. He was the fist black president of South Africa and has since become a worldwide icon.

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No-one in South Africa had fought as hard as Mandela did before him. If it wasn't for him I doubt that South Africa would've gotten to the place it is today. His acts are still inspiring thousands of people today.

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Many people thought, and still think, that white people are 'superior' above people with different backgrounds. The world would still be this close-minded if it weren't for countless activists who helped the world change for the better. People like Nelson Mandela managed to help people's worldview change and realise that race should never define someone.

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We are so lucky to have people like Mandela on this planet. If not the status quo would've never been changed or challenged and this world would be a horrible place. Thanks to activists like Mandela, the status quo HAS been challenged and HAS been changed. I believe that our status quo used to be along the lines of 'good people are racist', but now if someone is racist they face a lot of backlash and can end up unemployed and have no respect from others.nEven though there is still a lot of racism in this world, we are slowly getting better everyday.

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Although Mandela did plan to use violence to get his message across, he still dealt with it without violence, showing that violence is most definitely NOT the only option.

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Nelson took many risks whilst pushing for his beliefs. He risks getting arrested, and does many times. He risks losing the respect of fellow colleagues by ending up in jail and pushing for rights. These are perfect examples of how Mandela risked his wellbeing for the wellbeing of others.

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Although Nelson wanted change, he didn't force change on the country and government - he transformed it. rather than making the tables turn around, he fought for equality. He didn't want coloured people to be all superior above the white people, he just wanted equality.

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Before Mandela and other activists rose and fought for their rights, South Africa, and the rest of the world, believed that white people were superior above all races. Well, they did believe it, but thats just how it had been for hundreds of years. Mandela's worldview was quite different; he believed in equality and was very against apartheid. His worldview was so strong that he dedicated his whole life to changing it. If he had just accepted his fate and stayed quiet, I would not be writing about him.

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The only thing that I can think of that is less-than-perfect about Nelson is when he was planning to bomb places to get his message across. I get that it was desperate times, but if he was fighting to help people, bombing would just make things worse. Although, if he never planned any of that, he never would've gone to jail, then he never would've been released, and he never would've been president.

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After researching Nelson Mandela, I can see why he is so well known. Before this, I knew very little about what he did, all I knew is that he fought for some sort of rights and became a world renowned activist. Now I know the struggles he faced and the risks he took just to help others. His faith in what he believed did not disappear, but grew stronger each time something went wrong. I know that I will never do something as grand as this, but if I can help one person in my lifetime and help them live a better life, then I'm happy. Mandela has made me more keen to help others. I can now call him one of my inspirations.

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Hogan, K. and Kauss, K. (2017). Nelson Mandela: His Life in Pictures. [online] People. Available at: https://people.com/politics/nelson-mandela-dead-his-life-in-photos/#the-fight-begins [Accessed 26 Feb. 2019].

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Nelsonmandela.org. (2019). Nelson Mandela Foundation. [online] Available at: https://www.nelsonmandela.org/ [Accessed 29 Feb. 2019].