Question

“We have at last, achieved our political emancipation”. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
(a) Who is the speaker?

(b) What have they at last achieved?

(c) Trace a word from the passage that means “a formal promise”.

(d) Where is the pledge taken by Nelson Mandela?

(e) What were the two special moments of the inaugural oath taking ceremony of Nelson Mandela?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Nelson Mandela
2. They achieved the political emancipation of the country.
3. "pledge"
4. The commitment is in the struggle for liberation from continuous slavery from poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
5. The special moments were: the perseverance in Africa's prosperity and freedom and the guarantee that no land would prosper with the exploitation of Africa.

Explanation:

The above passage is part of Nelson Mandela's speech, when he was elected president of South Africa, after being a strong activist for the African cause. Mandela fought hard for the rights of Africans, the fight against racism and mainly for the political, social and civil freedom of the African peoples. He came to be arrested for his struggle, becoming a symbol of his people in perseverance and the pursuit of goals.

In his speech he celebrates the political freedom that Africa has achieved and establishes a commitment to make the African people prosper and get rid of any factor that impedes their growth.