Personajes en la Historia: Nelson Mandela

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) 

Nelson Mandela. Born from humble beginnings in a small African Village, he rose to become a political activist for the freedom of the people in Apartheid South Africa. He started to attend ANC meetings (African National Congress) and became a member in 1942. Their non-defiant civil disobedience demonstrations angered the Apartheid government who tried to restrict his movements and he was convicted by the government of trying to plot arson and overthrow the government for which he was sent to prison on a remote island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. This was his home for the next 27 years. He continued to fight against the Apartheid regime even from prison until eventually in February 1990 the government declared the ANC party legal and he was released.

th 2013. His struggle, quotes and legacy will remain an inspiration for those striving for peace, equality and reconciliation all over the world.

D. Lindsay