NELSON MANDELA

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• Born in May 10, 1918
• Born to the Thembu royal family

EARLY CAREER

• Joined the African National Congress im 1942
• The group believed in methods of boycott and nonviolence
• For twenty years Mandela directed peacefully
• In 1961 Mandela began to believe in armed struggle
• He orchestrated a three day national workers' strike

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• A year after the strike he was sentenced to life in prison
• He contracted tuberculosis in his twenty seven years in prison
• Was a symbol for black resistance in South Africa
• Offered to be realeased if he would abandon violent protests
• He denied but was soon released when President Botha passed

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• In 1991 he was elected as the first black South African president
• After leaving office, he devoted a campaign for peace and social justice in his country
• Found the Nelson Mandela Organization and The Elders
• In 2002 he became an advocate for awareness of AIDS
• Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993

MANDELA AND JERMIAH

• Both persecuted and stood up for what they believed in
• Both were imprisoned
• Jeremiah is also known as the weeping prohet

LEGACY

• Considered a prophet because he has conrtibuted in many ways for social justice like Jeremiah
• Was an advocate for South Africa when they needed it the most
• Died on December 5,2013 from lung infection
• On July 18, his birthday is known as Mandela International Day

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