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Originally born as Rolihlahla Mandela in the village of Mvezo in South Africa on July 18, 1918. Mandela was the son of the chief and after his passing when Mandela was only 12 years old, he dreamt about his own way of freeing his struggling people. He soon became known as Nelson Mandela since all school children were to be given christian names.

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Mandela became politically involved in 1942. He "joined the African National Congress in 1944 and helped form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL)"  As time went on Mandela moved up in the ranks of the ANCYL however after  a campaign gone wrong he and 19 others were charged and imprisoned.  In 1994, many years after his release, he was elected president of South Africa.

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the discrimination/segregation due to a person's race. (1913-1993)

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Nelson Mandela was a mindful leader who had taken the time to develop his self- awareness before he dared to take on the challenge to give advice to other people. It is needed for the leader to get there life in order before they influence others to do just that.

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201312/why-nelson-mandela-was-great-leader

https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography

https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/people-culture/mandela/nelson-mandela-leader-among-leaders http://www.history.com/topics/apartheid

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The same year he was founding the ANCYL he had gotten married to his first wife Evelyn Mase. Together they had two sons and two daughters. Him and Evelyn got a divorce is 1958. His next wife, Winnie Madikizela, who was also a politician and activist had two daughters with Mandela before getting a divorce in 1996. His last wife whom he married in 1998 on his 80th birthday, did not have any children with Mandela. She was eventually widowed after Mandela's death in 2013.

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12 things you didn't know about nelson mandela

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12 Things You Didn't Know About Nelson Mandela

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12 Things You Didn't Know About Nelson Manela, the man who took a long walk to freedom. He changed a cruel law that infested the South African system-- Apartheid! He served a good chunk of his life in prison. Here are some things you probably didn't know about this great man.

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Apartheid started out when a group of white men came to power under the National Party. They immediately began to enforce segregation among the people ( until 1990's.). 1913 Land Act - helped segregate africans in to reserves and outlawed the africans from sharecropping. Worldwide events also assisted in South Africa's racial divide such as the Great Depression and WW2. After the Afrikaner party won the election they divided the africans among tribal lines to decrease their political power.

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He was the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. The source states that"Mandela tackled the challenge of uniting both the country’s racial groupings and a fragmented public service whose delivery mandate was skewed in favour of the white population."

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President Nelson Mandela Inauguration Speech May 10, 1994

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by the beginning of the 50's interracial marriage has been outlawed along with any sexual relations with white and black south africans. As well as The Registration Act of 1950 divided the africans into 4 categories: Asian, Bantu, Colored, and White. This split families in some cases. Then a series of Land acts were passed that gave 4/5ths of the land to the white  minority as well as forcing the black majority to carry passes to go into different regions.

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Through a series of riots and protests the native africans accompanied by a national recession drew international attention to South Africa. The UN called to denounce apartheid and when it was not met by South Africa they placed sale embargos until the National Party eventually gave up and passed it on to F.W. de Klerk who worked to repeal apartheid.

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“It is better to lead from behind and to 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.” - Nelson Mandela

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“It is better to lead from behind and to 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.” - Nelson Mandela

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How mandela was such a great leader and the amazing role that he played as the President of South Aftrica