Vidar


 * toc

Nelson Mandela **  Birthplace/date – South Africa, Transkei, 18.07.1918

Nelson Mandela is known as the first black president in South Africa. He was needed in his country and also in international lands. He had a strong point of view on freedom. That every man and woman would be treated with respect and dignity in this world. Because of this he got respect from peoples all over the world and is a very known person. The Nobel Prize was awarded to him in 1993.

=Mandelas life=

Nelson Mandela was born 1918 in Transkei. His father died in very soon so Mandela couldn’t get the chance to know him. Instead he moved to his uncle and got a good education. In relation to other kids he had a perfect life because they couldn’t read or write. He went to a university who accepted black students there he studied the law. He wanted to become a man who could help his people so therefore he took the education seriously. After a while as a hard working man who loved to study and was interested in politic, he became a member of ANC. ANC stands for African National Congress. A member for ANC wasn’t good enough for Mandela, so he created a group called ‘’Youth League’’. They fought for no segregation. Everybody should be respected, even if you are black or white, Mandela once said. This is why he fights for, justice!

=Disobedience campaign=

The disobedience campaign in 1952 was a not successful campaign. Thousands of peoples were coming to a football pitch with Johannesburg. Over hundreds were killed by the police and some went to jail. They had no proof on him so he got away. He got away, but people were after him. So he was smuggled out from the country, but he came to jail again. So he was charged for sabotage and got 20 years in a notorious prison. Nelson had his black people and peoples around the world in his back. They waved with posters: Release Mandela!

So after totally 27 years in jail, he came out as a hero. He cheered up all the black and white in South Africa and soon he was president. The first act which came into force, guaranteeing equal right for all citizens. He was a good president, but went of the position after 5 years.



= = = = =Awards=

One of his biggest rewards is the nobel prize he got in 1993. He and his best friend Fredrik Willem De Klerk went to Norway and with great honour they got the prize. Other awards : > Nelson Mandela means alot for the community, therefor he have got all these awards. = = =His life today=
 * 1962 Lenins freedom award
 * 1990 he got a prize got Bharat Ratna which are a prize dealt to persons who really means something
 * 1992 he got annother reward for his great bravery within the subject peace. The reward came from Turkey.
 * 2002 George Bush gave Mandela his president freedom award. Bush was pleased with his work for making peace among people alI around the world.

Today he’s 91 years old and still has strong meanings of what is wrong and right. Recently he participated in the climate meeting in København. The community had not been the same without this great man. The black people are acpepted all over the world, so he's a legend and he always going to be!

We build up the country together. The black need the whites and the whites needs the black. - Nelson Mandela

__**Sources**__

[] [] [|http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html**]