Write about the role of Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 120-150 words ( PLEASE STICK TO THE WORD LIMIT )
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In South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is sworn in as the first black president of South Africa. In his inaugural address, Mandela, who spent 27 years of his life as a political prisoner of the South African government, declared that “the time for the healing of the wounds has come.” Two weeks earlier, more than 22 million South Africans had turned out to cast ballots in the country’s first-ever multiracial parliamentary elections. An overwhelming majority chose Mandela and his African National Congress (ANC) party to lead the country.
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Earlier South Africa was governed by apartheid laws. The black, white, Indian and coloured races were not allowed to mingle with each other. The commodities for whites were better than the blacks. Children of blacks and whites were not allowed to sit together in class or play with each other. Nelson Mandela and and a few others protested against this. Nelson Mandela played a significant role in the Anti- Apartheid movement by forming the ANC Youth League, being imprisoned, and becoming President of South Africa. Nelson Mandela began his efforts in the Anti-Apartheid movement by joining the African National Congress in 1944. After struggling for years South Africa finally achieved freedom in 1994.