Nelson Mandela's biography

• Mandela grew up in a tiny village and was the first member of his family to attend school. Both of his parents were illiterate.

• He rose to the Presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1950 and started leading nonviolent protests against racism.

  His actions landed him in prison for 27 long years.

  
  Nelson Mandela was the leader of the South African movement to freedom and his participation in the various protests and his requirement to see equality in his country led him to fight in a nonviolent way.
  
  1st video  childhood

                                 

2nd video

The big city

3rd video Prisoner

4th video  Statesman

 

After 27 years in prison he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa, a country where children of all skin colours gained equal rights for the first time.  Nelson continued to help South Africa’s children and demands respect for their rights. He started his own children’s foundation, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF), which helps children whose parents have died of AIDS, street children, disabled children and poor children.

As president Nelson Mandela donated half of his salary to poor children and when he received the Nobel Peace Prize he gave part of the prize money to help street children. Nelson not only wants all children to feel loved, he also wants to give them a better future. That’s why he also wanted to give children the chance to develop their talents

Nelson Mandela was the leader of the South African movement to freedom and his participation in the various protests and his requirement to see equality in his country led him to fight in a nonviolent way.

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