NAME: GILMAR JOSE PIVAQUE VILLACRESES

DATE: JULY 9,2015

NELSON MANDELA
The title of the book is Nelson Mandela, the name of the writer is Rowena Akinyemi. She is
a British women, and she has lived in Africa, the book was published in 2008 by editorial
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. When the book chose what I thought was learning how
Nelson Mandela nevertheless struggled to achieve what he wanted
Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the province Transkei. His first teacher changed
his name in Nelson. When his father died he goes to live with his mother by his uncle Chief
Jongintaba. First Mandela goes with his cousin to study on the university Fort Hare. But he
must stop with his study because he was protest about the food at the college. Later he ran
away with his cousin to Johannesburg because he didnt want to marry the girl which his
uncle chosen for him. In Johannesburg he began to work in a lawyer office and studied in the
evening. He met his first wife and he joined the ANC which means African National
Congress.
In begin the ANC was against violence but later they used violence. Dr Daniel Malan
introduced the term apartheid. Black people were separated. There were laws to separate
white and black people in all areas, like schools, work, hospitals etc. Black people must
moves to townships. Townships were the areas outside the city were black people must live.
There was no running water or electricity. The houses were poor. Mandela fights against this
laws but Nelson came in prison for the rest of his live. The Prison was in Robben Island. He
was in prison for almost thirty years. Mandela became a famous person around the whole
world. He knew Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu etc.

NAME: GILMAR JOSE PIVAQUE VILLACRESES

DATE: JULY 9,2015

When he was free he continues his fight. At the end of 1993 Nelson Mandela and president de
Klerk were given the Nobel Peace Prize for their work for peace in South Africa. And on 10
may 1994 he became president of South Africa till 1999.The government exist of black and
white South Africans, Indians and colored communists. Also friends of him were elected in
the government. He married three times and he gets six children. He started the Children
Fund in 1995 for help the children of South Africa and he used his visits to get money. His
first sun Thembekile died of aids He also organized a music campaign against aids. Nelson
Mandela used his prisoner number (46664) for the music concert. Famous artist were Bob
Geldof, Bono, Beyonce. After this concert there came a lot of more concerts in the whole
world.
The story of Nelson Mandela was great because despite all the difficult moments that the
passage in its cavity the fight always what I wanted to achieve freedom and equality in the
nation.