CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Becoming President
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Making his own impact
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Leading protests
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Taking care of his own family
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Detailed explanation-1: -After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated with State President F. W. de Klerk the end of apartheid in South Africa, bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nelson Mandela had a dream for South Africa and, during the 1990s, that dream became embodied in the country’s new constitution. The task of the administrations since then has been to turn that dream into a lived reality for all.
Detailed explanation-3: -He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993, along with South Africa’s president at the time, F.W. de Klerk, for having led the transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy. Mandela is also known for being the first black president of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999. Read more about apartheid.
Detailed explanation-4: -He wanted to be part of a nation where all races could be reconciled and therefore prevent any chance of another apocalyptic race war that he had to face for so long. He focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalized racism, poverty and inequality.