What incidents do you find in the first paragraph from a long walk to freedom
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Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography written by South African President Nelson Mandela, and first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co.[1] The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then-outlawed ANC. He later achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregated society.[2] The last chapters of the book describe his political ascension, and his belief that the struggle still continued against apartheid in South Africa.
Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography written by South African President Nelson Mandela, and first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co.[1] The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then-outlawed ANC. He later achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregated society.[2] The last chapters of the book describe his political ascension, and his belief that the struggle still continued against apartheid in South Africa.Mandela dedicated his book to "my six children, Madiba and Makaziwe (my first daughter) who are now deceased, and to Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindzi, whose support and love I treasure; to my twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who give me great pleasure; and to all my comrades, friends and fellow South Africans whom I serve and whose courage, determination and patriotism remain my source of inspiration.
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom, in that, Mandela speaks about the historic occasion, that is, ‘the inauguration’, where he was sworn is as the first Black President of South Africa.
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The incidents that we find in the first paragraph of Long Walk to Freedom are
- Mandela finds himself surrounded by world leaders and dignitaries who had come to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela before he is sworn as the President, that is, before the inaugural ceremony. The inauguration was the biggest gathering ever of global/world leaders on the soil of South Africa.
- The ceremonies had taken place in sandstone amphitheater at the Union Buildings, Pretoria. It had been the center of white supremacy for years, and now it was the site of diversity of different nations and colors for the induction of South Africa’s first, non-racial, democratic govt.