What is the significance of mandela
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Here are my reflections about this great man of history and humanity:
Mandela spent 27 years in prison because of his fight against apartheid, the system of oppression maintained by the violent white racist regime in South Africa.
He demolished the apartheid system without any bloodshed and brought real democracy to South Africa. He was responsible for creating a rainbow nation in South Africa where people of all shades and colors, castes and creeds, can live harmoniously next to each other. For this, he came to be considered the “George Washington of South Africa” as the father and architect of a new nation.
His life is an extraordinary example of peace, nonviolence and forgiveness. He taught us that we have a choice of love over hate, forgiveness over bitterness and peace over anger.
“It is possible to forgive one’s enemies,” he said.
Mandela broke bread with his archrivals and champions of apartheid – Betsie Verwoerd, the wife of former Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd of South Africa (considered the architect of apartheid) and Percy Yutar, the attorney general who recommended Mandela’s death sentence.
He had no bitterness or hatred toward those who tortured and imprisoned him. He was hailed as a global symbol of reconciliation. He was a master in intergroup communication and negotiation which led to his release, the end of apartheid and the dawn of democracy in South Africa.
He was the first black president democratically elected in South Africa and became a revered statesman. He was the ultimate public servant and restored trust and confidence among people toward government as an institution to serve the people.
He instituted the “Truth and