Nelson Mandela
• Became the leader of the African National Congress
• Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
• Was let out in 1990
• Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
• Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
• Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
• Was let out in 1990
• Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
• Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
Summary
Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), was elected as the first black president of South Africa. He transitioned the government from all-whites to mixed race, and brought everyone in South Africa together. He was arrested in 1964 for treason, and was released in 1990. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his contributions towards ending the Apartheid.