Apartheid:means to be separated by race and also by other things like social class,if you were smart,if you were in a mixed marriage or had intercourse with people of a different race.
Nelson Mandela stood up for his people. He went against apartheid and racism. Despite many years in jail he became Africa's first black president. He fought in a peaceful way instead directly going to violence.
Mandela was a leader of an underground political movement called the African National Congress (ANC). In 1964 he wasn sentenced to life in prison the white goverment just wanted to stop Mandela from trying to free the people of africa. After 27 years in prison he was let go.
In Febuary 1993 Mandela and President F.W de Klerk decided to form a government of unity. The elections were held in April 1994, with the ANC winning 62% of the vote and Mandela becoming president.
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