Nelson Mandela: biography (easy)

Part 1

Nelson Mandela on the of July . He was president from to . Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti- activist, and the leader of the (ANC). He was the of the movement against apartheid. He and he 27 years in prison, on Robben Island. In February 1990, Mandela was and to change South Africa. He the Nobel Peace Prize in .

Part 2

After the 1948 election, Mandela participating in politics. He to stop apartheid. Apartheid that blacks and whites live separately, but the blacks have the .
Nelson Mandela was in jail on Robben Island, his reputation and he famous as the most important black leader in South Africa. On the , he work hard. Prison conditions very basic. Prisoners separated by race, and political prisoners few privileges. Only one visitor and one letter every six months .

Part 3

Many people all over the world for Mandela's . Many artists or concerts for his release. A huge concert in London for his .
On the second of 1990, State President F.W. de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC and other - organizations, and Mandela was from on the 11th February 1990. Many people all over the world the event.

Part 4

On the 10th of May 1994, Mandela the country's , it was the end of after a long and violent . South Africa the . The Springboks the final against . It was also the first in which the national team to compete.

Part 5

On the 5th of December , South President Jacob Zuma announced Nelson Mandela's and declared a week of mourning. He Mandela passed away peacefully at the age of . Thousands of South Africans a pilgrimage to his house in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton. The streets were of people. Some flowers or cards. Some just silently and the cards others .
"Our nation its greatest ," Mr Zuma said.