CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nelson Mandela who was born on July 18, 1918, fought against the system of Apartheid. He was the leader of the African National Congress . Due to his efforts, South Africa got free from the system of apartheid and became a democratic nation in 1994.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apartheid was a system of racial discrimination/segregation that was unique to South Africa and was imposed by the white Europeans settled in South Africa. This system divided the people and labelled them as whites and non-whites on the basis of their skin colour.

Detailed explanation-3: -This day is considered and celebrated as the ‘freedom day’ in South Africa. Freedom Day is the independence day of South Africa, which is celebrated on 26th April. The day celebrates freedom from the white-rule and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on the same day in the year 1994.

Detailed explanation-4: -The apartheid system prohibited blacks from living in white areas. More than 3 million black citizens were forced to move their homes to segregated neighbourhoods during the apartheid era in South Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -True independence for the majority of the country came only in 1994 when Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress came into power following a multiracial, multiparty election.