Answer:1.)Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa from 1994-1999. He was the first black president of South Africa, and the first president to be elected in a fully representative election.
2.)Nelson Mandela's government focused on destroying the Apartheid government in the country, which had focused on racial segregation enforced by the law.
3.)In school, Mandela studied law and became one of South Africa’s first black lawyers.
4.)In the 1950s, he was elected leader of the youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement.
5.)When the government prohibited the ANC for racial reasons, Mandela organized a secret military movement. He had previously been involved in peaceful protests but when they were met with violence from the government he went on to support an armed movement.
6.)Mandela was imprisoned from 1962-1990 for treason and conspiracy against the government. He was sentenced to life in prison, but was released early when the ANC became legal again.
7.)While he was in prison, Mandela was a symbol to rally behind for the oppressed in South Africa who were fighting for rights.
8.)After retirement from politics, Mandela started the Nelson Mandela Foundation that focused on combating HIV/AIDS and supported rural development and school construction.
