Question

Role of Nelson Mandela in the fight for apartheid

Answer 1

 
Nelson Mandela's death on December 5, 2013, is being marked by people around the world.  Mandela, the former president of the Republic of South Africa and Nobel Peace laureate, spent more than 40 years—27 of them in prison—as a central figure in the struggle against South Africa's brutal and restrictive racial regime called apartheid. In 1994, shortly after the fall of apartheid, Mandela was elected President of South Africa in a multiracial, democratic election, making him the country's first black president.  

Mandela has been an inspirational figure to people around the world—especially to proponents of racial justice and equality. In addition to being an icon of resistance and perseverance, Mandela was also a symbol of peace, having presided over the transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy and having pursued a plan of national reconciliation.
 
This exercise invites students to think about the history of apartheid in South Africa, the long struggle against it, and Nelson Mandela's legacy as a leader in that struggle. The first reading provides an historical overview of the apartheid system, the origins of the African National Congress, and the freedom struggle against apartheid. This reading describes Mandela's role as an anti-apartheid activist. The second reading examines the fall of apartheid in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the transition to multiracial democracy, and the opening of Nelson Mandela's presidency—particularly his establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Questions for discussion follow each reading.

Answer 2

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• Nelson Mandela is recognised as the leader of the democracy movement in South Africa.
• It was under his leadership that the struggle against apartheid reached its climax.
• Due to participation in movement against apartheid he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. He spent 28 years in prison.
• In 1960's due to activities of ANC and support it got from other countries of world , the south african regime was completely isolated from world.
• In 1994 , the first democratic elections were held and nelson mandela was elected the president of south Africa.