-Presentation-
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Group Name:
Meng SungChhay
Chhay SeryVathana
Kosal SovanReach
Level: 5A, Term: 69
Year: 2020 – 2021
Teach By: Sethvisal Pidorith
Content
1. Facts about Nelson Mandela
2. Growing Up
3. The ANC
4. Mandela and the ANC
5. Mandela goes to Prison
6. Free Nelson Mandela!
7. Mandela as President
8. An Inspiration Worldwide
9. The Death of a Hero
Nelson Mandela
Facts about Nelson Mandela
• He was born in 1918.
• He spent 27 years in prison (from 1962 to 1990)
for trying to put an end to the pro-apartheid
government.
• After he left prison he fought for human rights and
a better future for people in South Africa.
• He became the first black president of South Africa
in 1994.
• He retired in 1999.
• He died from a lung illness on the 5 th December
2013.
• He was very famous for his long fight against
South Africa’s bad government and their racial
prejudice.
• He was respected for being very brave and wise
and bringing people together to live in peace.
• He became a worldwide hero.
Human rights – freedoms every person should have
Racial prejudice - treating people unfairly because of their race or skin colour.
Growing Up
• Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 J uly 1918.
• His father called him Rolihlahla which means ‘troublemaker’!
• The name Nelson was a nickname given to Mandela by his school
teacher, because she could not pronounce his African name.
• He was born in Transkei in South Africa
• He was a member of Thimbu royalty and his father was chief of
the city of Mvezo.
• He attended a Christian school and later went to college and
university.
• Mandela studied law at university and met some of his fellow
activists against the apartheid whilst he was studying.
• He became a lawyer in 1942.
The ANC
• In 1948, the South African government made new laws to keep
white people and black people apart. This new system was called
the apartheid.
• A white person and a black person could not marry, they could not
share a table in a restaurant or even sit together on a bus!
• Black children and white children even went to separate schools.
• The ANC wanted black South Africans to have the same rights as
white South Africans.
ANC- African National Congress.
Apartheid – a system of separating people because of their race or skin colour.
Mandela and the ANC
• In 1944, Nelson Mandela joined the ANC.
• Mandela and a man named Oliver Tambo set up South Africa’s first
black law firm. Poor black people came to them for help.
• Mandela led young people in the ANC.
• Black people and white people spoke out against apartheid.
• Speaking out was dangerous. In 1956, Mandela and 155 other
people were arrested for treason.
• After a trial lasting five years he was set free in 1961.
ANC- African National Congress.
Apartheid – a system of separating people because of their race or skin colour.
Treason – The crime of plotting or fighting against your own country.
Mandela goes to Prison
• In 1961 South Africa left the Commonwealth.
• Millions of people in other countries supported the
anti-apartheid movement.
• Many countries stopped trade with South Africa.
• People refused to go there.
• The government still didn’t want to change.
• In 1962 Nelson Mandela was arrested again.
• He was accused of sabotage and plotting to remove
the government from power.
• He was given a life sentence.
• He was sent to Robben Island prison.
• He spent 18 years there.
• He had to do hard, physical work everday and he
was only allowed a visitor every six months.
• He was later moved to another prison.
Commonwealth – A group of 54 friendly nations once ruled by Britain.
Trade – Buying and selling things.
Life Sentence – Being kept in prison till you die.
Free Nelson Mandela!
• Mandela became the most famous
prisoner in the whole world.
• He never gave up.
• Finally, in 1988 the South African
government began to make changes.
• One change they made was to let
black students into white universities.
• People around the world were calling
‘Free Nelson Mandela!’.
• In 1990 South Africa’s president FW
de Klerk set Nelson Mandela free.
• Mandela and Klerk agreed there was
to be no more fighting.
• Mandela called to all South Africans
to live together in peace.
Mandela as President
• In 1991, Mandela became
the leader of the ANC.
• In 1993, Mandela was
awarded with the Nobel
Peace Prize.
• In the 1994 elections, all
black people were allowed
to vote in the election for
the first time.
• The ANC won the election.
• A new government took
over.
• In May 1994, Nelson
Mandela became the first
black president in South
Africa.
ANC- African National Congress.
An Inspiration Worldwide
• Mandela was welcomed around
the World as one of the world
leaders.
• He was given many honours.
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela and FW
de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace
Prize.
• Mandela wrote a book about his
struggle named ‘Long Walk to
Freedom’.
• He retired as president in 1999.
• From 2004 he gave up politics to
enjoy a quiet life with his family.
• He is still respected all over the
world for being a remarkable
man.
Nobel Peace Prize – A prize given every year for those who have worked towards
peace.
The Death of a Hero
Nelson Mandela died from a lung illness on the 5 th December 2013. He died at the
age of 95 and people around the world mourned.
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