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Detailed explanation-1: -Nelson Mandela spent 27 years of his life behind bars on Robben Island, a notoriously cruel jail. Complete answer: Nelson Mandela was arrested for treason in 1961 and, after being freed, was jailed again in 1962 for unlawfully fleeing the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mandela and his compatriots were sent to a maximum security prison on Robben Island in 1964. There were no white prisoners on Robben Island. Mandela spent 18 of 27 years of imprisonment there, held with the other political prisoners who were kept in a separate section.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mandela served 27 years total in prison. He was first imprisoned at Robben Island for 18 years, from 1964 until 1982. Robben Island was a maximum security prison which held both political prisoners, including many other anti-apartheid campaigners, as well as criminals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years by the South African apartheid government. His crime? Standing up against a government that was committing egregious human rights abuses against black South Africans. He was released from prison in 1990 and went on to lead the way for the abolition of apartheid in 1994.