Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress (ANC), served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. In 1962 he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mandela served 27 years in prison and was famously released in 1990. Mandela then led his party, the ANC, in negotiations that led to the establishment of democracy in South Africa in 1994.

I did this cut and stick timeline activity with my year 2 class at the end of the topic on Nelson Mandela. This was great for assessment as I was able to find out if

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Michael Peto was one of Britain's greatest photojournalists, photographing the greats of the 1950s and 60s and documenting everyday life

Nelson Mandela dances what South Africans call the "Madiba shuffle" during a public event.

Nelson Mandela, une vie de combats L’Afrique du Sud pleure son héros. Prix Nobel de la paix, l’ancien président sud-africain est devenu un héros national et a réussi, par sa lutte acharnée, à libérer son pays de la ségrégation raciale. Portrait de cette icône de la réconciliation.

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The Anti-Apartheid Movement has launched a website which documents its campaign against the apartheid regime in South Africa.

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taken from: The Biography Channel website- http://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017 Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela and South African President F.W. de…

The life of the man who led the drive to end apartheid in South Africa and became its first black president

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela If it’s possible to both loathe someone and admire them at the same time, Winnie Mandela is that problematic person for me. Whilst her highly dedicated participation in the...

After Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, he and representatives of the African National Congress (ANC) began a public period of negotiations in preparation for majority rule in that nation. The negotiations were set back however when ANC leader Chris Hani was assassinated. … Read More(1993) Nelson Mandela, “Address to the Nation”