Here's a overview on Nelson Mandela.
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The son of Gadla, a local leader, Nelson Mandela was born in July 1918. When Nelson was born, his father had already fathered twelve children—three sons and nine daughters—by four different spouses. The final and fourteenth child, Nelson, was the fourth son. Even though he was just in his forties, his father had aged considerably and had snow-white hair. In his community, he enjoyed a great deal of respect.
Nelson looked up to his father. His father, a local magistrate, was fired in 1926 owing to corruption, which temporarily altered the course of his life. However, the family's financial situation allowed young Nelson to pursue his education. Rolihlahla, which is Xhosa meaning "troublemaker," was his name before he adopted the Nelson moniker.
He wasn't overly brash. Although he chose not to live up to his given name, he wasn't too out of control. He did grow to have a healthy amount of respect for his professors, especially the British ones whose culture he really liked. He particularly admired their views on the "rule of law," "innocent unless proven guilty," and other conceptions of justice. He made the decision to pursue a legal education. Become an attorney.
When Nelson was just 10 years old, his father passed away abruptly and somewhat unexpectedly. Nelson traveled to stay with family. He didn't study too hard, but he did well. He played a lot during his primary school years and spent a lot of time outside. He occasionally assisted his buddies in caring for their livestock. He spent the most of his childhood outside. Nelson was an ardent reader as well, despite the fact that his mother was illiterate and his sister disliked school.
Nelson had to quickly assume the role of "the man of the home" because he was his father's only child by his mother due to his father's unexpected death. It affected him. made him a lot more resolute.
Eventually, Nelson Mandela converted to Christianity. In his marriage. himself become a parent. He got active in the fight for racial equality in South Africa and finally started pushing for complete freedom and the right to vote for all citizens.
Mandela stated in his book when he was older that his father wasn't actually corrupt; rather, he was fired for standing up to a more senior magistrate. Because the accuser was a white male, he was immediately taken seriously over Mandela Sr. This, according to Nelson, changed his perspective on justice forever.
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