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| Nelson Mandela, by Miguel Bastos, 6th D | ||
| Por Elisa Guedes (Professora), em 2013/05/15 | 1115 leram |  0 comentários |  243 gostam | |
| Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18th July 1918. He is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. | ||
 He is a democratic socialist and also served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was the Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999. He studied Law and worked as a lawyer. Living in Johannesburg, he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC and becoming a founding member of its Youth League. In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial. Mandela was 27 years in prison. An international campaign fought for his release, which was granted in 1990. Becoming ANC President, Mandela published his autobiography and led negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multi-racial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to victory. He was elected President and formed a Government of National Unity. As President, he established a new constitution and initiated the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses, while introducing policies to encourage land reform, combat poverty and expand healthcare services. He received over 250 awards, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Soviet Order of Lenin. He is held in deep respect within South Africa as the "Father of the Nation" and is often known under his Xhosa clan name of Madiba. | ||
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