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is considered a cultural icon is Nelson Mandela; an individual who took a stand against apartheid in South Africa and established great strides toward racial equality in that part of the world. Mandela is considered as cultural icon

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Nelson MandelaThe life story of Nelson Mandela has long become a legend, a story that transcends race, borders, culture, or language. He is one of the greatest leaders to ever step foot on this Earth. He was willing to give up his own personal freedoms for the good of his people. Still, his decisions at major points in his lifetime hold lessons for individuals who are inspired of becoming good leaders. Many leaders are inspired by the actions and decision-makings abilities of Mandela. He kept the

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Nelson Mandela was a leader that has been fairly tried and convicted of complicity in many murders. His effort earned him his first suspended conviction under the suppression of communism act. Nelson Mandela, was a leader of the African national congress which was fighting apartheid, was accused of trying to overthrow the government, he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. The government freed Mandela after he had spent twenty-seven years in prison and began to negotiation toward black

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Nelson Mandela’s ValuesIt will be hard to believe if a person says “A man who served twenty seven years in prison, turned out to be one of the greatest presidents our world has seen”. Well this did actually happen and this former president is still living today. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa, he was a leader of the anti-apartheid movement in the 1940s. Mandela was jailed for 27 years for acts of sabotage against the South African state, and shortly after his

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apartness in the Dutch and Afrikaans languages (Clark, 3). Apartheid was used by the government as a way to to separate people by race, where they live, where they went to school, where they worked and where they died ( Clark, 3). From 1948 until Nelson Mandela was made president in 1994, the Nationalist Party was in power and they implemented several acts that kept this already established system in place. Two examples of these acts are the Group Areas Act, which segregated residential and business

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Nelson MandelaBorn and raised in South Africa. According to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, "Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18,1918 to parents Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Galda Mandela." Rolihlahla Mandela was raised in a home with a family that always worked towards bettering the future. Mandela’s childhood was peaceful, he spent time on cattle herding and other rural pursuits. He was one of thirteen children, and had three older brothers all who were of

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disadvantage, there were various black activists, including Nelson Mandela, seeking reform and racial equality for blacks. Nelson Mandela, through his extensive political activism, courageous leadership, and constant pursual of equality greatly impacted the falling of Apartheid in South Africa.To begin, Nelson Mandela’s strong influence on dismantling Apartheid is seen through his strong political activism. In 1943, not only was Mandela a bright and young law student, but he also became the co-founder

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lawyer, father, prisoner, survivor, president, the face of equality. Nelson Mandela has an inspiring story of fighting Apartheid forces and surviving a long prison sentence all in the name of freedom and equal rights. Through Nelson Mandela’s constant fight for freedom of the African people from white apartheid forces, he was dominated by the corrupt government. After uprising numerous riots against apartheid forces, Mandela was sent to jail for twenty-seven years revealing the cruelty that humans

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-Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the Mvezo village in South Africa.-King was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-Their nationalities and religious were different Mandela was Methodist and King was Christian.-Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, where Martin Luther King, Jr was a king in 1964.-Mandela movements were a part of anti-apartheid movements (AAMs), and King started different movements some are African- American

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Nelson Mandela According to ANC.org, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a small village near the city of Umtata in the province of Transkei on July 18, 1918. With his father being the principal councilor to the Acting Paramount Chief of Thembuland he was groomed from even

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