Question

At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions “an extraordinary human disaster”. What does he mean by this? What is the “glorious … human achievement” he speaks of at the end?​

Answer 1

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At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions “an extraordinary human disaster”. It was the policy of apartheid in South Africa under which people were the victims of racial discrimination. Now they had achieved freedom. The “glorious………….human achievement” he speaks of at the end is that they will never be oppressed on the basis of their skin color.

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Answer 2

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Nelson Mandela mentions 'extraordinary human' at the beginning of his speech referring to the inhuman practice of apartheid. At the end of his speech, the 'glorious human achievement' that he spoke of refers to the establishment of the first democratic and non-racial government in South Africa.