CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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Question
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They are an armed wing of the revolutionaries and use violence for their cause.
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They hope to gain control of the government.
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They try to convince people to follow Mandela in any way they feel appropriate.
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They work to bring attention to the difficulties of apartheid.
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Detailed explanation-1: -uMkhonto we Sizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [uˈmkʰonto we ˈsizwe], meaning “Spear of the Nation"; abbreviated MK) was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), and was founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Before the trial, Mandela and the other defendants decided that instead of testifying as witnesses and submitting to cross-examination he would make a speech from the dock to put the state on trial, by pointing out the injustices of the South African society and its legal system.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1968 the “Azanian People’s Liberation Army” (or APLA) replaced the defunct name “Poqo", which means pure in Xhosa, a local South African language, as the armed wing of the PAC. Its new name was derived from Azania, the ancient Greek name for Southern Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mandela is considered the father of Modern South Africa. He was instrumental in tearing down the oppressive government and installing democracy. Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for peacefully destroying the Apartheid regime and laying the foundation for democracy.