Emulate the Story of the Struggle of Nelson Mandela

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Inspiring - Nelson Mandela born in Mvezo, South Africa on July 18, 1918. He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 5, 2014 (at age of 95 years old). He is a revolutionary and anti-apartheid South African politican who served as President of South Africa from 1994 till 1999. He was the first black South African who holds that position and the first President elected through a full representation, in an election focused on the elimination of the influence multirace. Government of Mandela apartheid to fight racism, poverty and inequality, and promoting racial reconciliation. As an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1991 and 1997. In addition, Mandela became the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement in 1998 to 1999.

Born from the Thembu royal family and the ethnic Xhosa, Mandela studied law at Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand. When settled in Johannesburg, he was involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC, and became a founding member of the ANC Youth League. After the Afrikaner nationalists of the National Party to power in 1948 and implement the policy of apartheid, Mandela's popularity skyrocketed in the ANC Defiance Campaign in 1952 was elected President of the ANC Transvaal, and attended the Congress of the People in 1955 as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for activities instigate and as chairman of the ANC was tried in the Court of Treason in 1956 until 1961, but finally adjudged not guilty. Although initially non-violent protest, he and the South African Communist Party founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a campaign of bombings against government targets. In 1962, he was arrested and accused of conspiring to overthrow the government sabotase and sentenced life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial.

Mandela was serving a 27 years confinement, first in Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and later at Victor Verster Prison. International Campaign demanding his release makes Mandela was released in 1990 after becoming the President of the ANC, Mandela's autobiography published and negotiate with President FW de Klerk to abolish apartheid and multiracial elected in 1994 which later won by the ANC. He was elected as President and formed a Government of  National Unity. As President, he drafted a new constitution and form a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate human rights violations before.

He also introduced a policy of land reform, poverty eradication, and the expansion of health care coverage. Abroad, he acted as a mediator among Libya and the United Kingdom in the bombing of Pan Am Flight courts and oversees 103 military intervention in Lesotho. He refused to run for a second time and was replaced by his deputy, Thabo Mbeki. He later became an accomplished who focuses on charitable activities in order to eradicate poverty and HIV/AIDS through the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Controversial nearly all his life, right-wing critics calling Mandela a terrorist and communist sympathizers. Even so, he gained International recognition for its anti-colonial and anti-apartheid, received more than 250 award, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, the United States Presidential Freedom Medal, and the Order of Lenin of the Soviet Union. He's highly respected in South Africa and is better known by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba or grammar. Nelson Mandela is often called "father of the nation".

From the story we can take a lesson, how efforts Mandela fought for the right of nations to prevent blacks are oppressed by white people. After Mandela died, many state leaders from various countries were present at his funeral as a mark of tribute Mandela. Good bye Mandela.