Early Life Of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July, 1918.  He was born into royalty but as a result of his father not going to court when the British asked him to, they were stripped of their land, livestock, and money.  Now homeless, baby Nelson was brought to Qunu, a small village.  Then his father, Chief Henry, sent him to school, something no one else in his family done. When Chief Henry died, Nelson’s mother gathered all of Nelson’s  belongings and brought him to Chief Jongintaba who would take care of Mandela as his guardian and mentor. After all of Nelson’s schooling, Chief Jongintaba arranged a marriage but Nelson did not want that kind of life so he ran away to a place called Johannesburg. There Nelson got a job in the mines but Chief Jongintaba made sure that Nelson was fired because he wanted Nelson to live in the palace. eventually Nelson persuaded him to let him stay in Johannesburg.  Looking for a job Nelson heard about a man named Walter Sisulu who could help him find a job.  Walter helped Nelson find a job in a lawyer’s office. In 1944 Nelson created the ANC Youth League which was a smaller branch of the bigger anti racist ANC a political party in South Africa.  After World War II Nelson thought that America would move into South Africa to stop the racism but they did not.  Soon the British government was voted out of office and an even more antiblack government took it’s place. A few years later Nelson  would go to prison on Robben Island.

Later Life Of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a great man. In prison ,Mandela became a leader and he was there for 27 years.  The world wanted Nelson to be free so South Africa had to negotiate with Nelson but his terms were to stop racism in South Africa and make voting rights equal. The current president of South Africa at the time did not want that to happen, but since people wanted Nelson free, there were no other options.  So Nelson was released and the elections happened. 62.5% of the votes were for Nelson and he had won the election! A few years later Nelson resigned his as a President of South Africa to a person from a younger generation to take over. These are just some of the reasons why Nelson Mandela was a great man.

Nelson Mandela`s Obstacles In Life

There were many things that created obstacles in Nelson Mandela’s life. First was his father dying because he was only 6 when it happened.  Then it was racism because that did not allow him to go to law school to get his law degree.  After that it was the South African Government not allowing him to give public speeches to more than 1 person at a time. Then the biggest obstacle of them all , being wrongfully imprisoned Robben Island.  These are a few of the things that served as obstacles for Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela`s Significance

Nelson Mandela was a great man.  This is because he stopped all the racism in South Africa against black, brown, and colored people, made voting equal, and despite spending very large chunks of his life in prison, he was a very important figure in history. This is why Nelson Mandela was a great man.