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Nelson Mandela

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A 4 page paper written as a speech and providing an overview of Nelson Mandela's life. Mandela worked for the defeat of racism both within and outside prison. After the fall of apartheid came the real test, and Mandela demonstrated himself to be a man of compassion as well as strong conviction. He sought to unite his post-apartheid country rather than divide it, winning for himself an effectively-governed country as well as the Nobel prize for peace in 1993, followed by being elected to the presidency of South Africa in 1994. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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4 pages (~225 words per page)

File: CC6_KSnelsonMand.rtf

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presidency of the country could have a prison record and still be successful in gaining election to the office. One man did just that in 1994, after spending more than 27 years in prison. Winning the election may have been rather anti-climatic, however, after winning the Nobel Prize for peace in 1993. This was the order of events in the life of Nelson Mandela that were more than only significant. Mandela summarized his life in a single sentence when accepting the Nobel peace prize: "We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty and human rights, poverty and freedom from want" (Nelson Mandela: The Nobel Peace Prize 1993, 1993). All of these Mandela addressed not only before, during and after his prison terms, but also during his time as president of South Africa. The purpose here is to provide a brief overview of the life of Nelson Mandela. It is not a "complete" biography in that it is so brief and in light of the fact that Mandela still remains with us. The reporters qualifications are limited to the ability to effectively search the Internet. Mandela preached the gospel of equality for decades, finally winning the ability to put it into practice as a matter of national policy. Mandelas Life Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. Interestingly enough, the name Rolihlahla roughly translates to "troublemaker" (Mandela, Nelson, 1995), a name that would prove in later years to be prophetic. Mandelas family ...

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