Nelson Mandela Arrested
On August 5, 1962, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist, leader, lawyer and future president of South Africa was arrested while riding in a car to Johannesburg with Cecil Williams. His arrest and imprisonment would extend to 27 years and eventually cause many around the world to rally for his freedom and bring support for a apartheid free South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became South Africa's first Black president on May 10, 1994.
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became South Africa's first Black president on May 10, 1994.
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In Mandela's speech he said, "Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud." As South Africa's oldest elected president at age 75, President Mandela served one term in office.