CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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Question
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He tried to live as and example for others.
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He served on the highest court in South Africa.
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He joined with others to work for an end to apartheid.
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He put his family and occupation before his country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At first, Mandela and his fellow members of the ANC used nonviolent tactics like strikes and demonstrations to protest apartheid. In 1952, Mandela helped escalate the struggle as a leader of the Defiance Campaign, which encouraged Black participants to actively violate laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gaining increasing influence in the ANC, Mandela and his party cadre allies began advocating direct action against apartheid, such as boycotts and strikes, influenced by the tactics already employed by South Africa’s Indian community.
Detailed explanation-3: -He led the ANC through negotiations with the apartheid state and other political organisations, which ended with the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994. The election was won by the ANC, and in May 1994 Mandela became the first democratically elected President of South Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison for opposing South Africa’s apartheid system. He faced harsh conditions meant to break his resolve, but Mandela refused to give up his efforts to achieve equality for all people.
Detailed explanation-5: -Nelson Mandela, then a lawyer, joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944. The political party and movement fought for an end to apartheid in South Africa.