Nelson Mandela
- Became the leader of the African National Congress
- Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
- Was let out in 1990
- Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
- Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
Quote
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela
Subjective Question
Why did Mandela want Klerk to be his deputy president ?
Summary
Mandela became the leader of the ANC and was imprisoned for life. When he was let out of jail he became the president of South Africa and won a nobel peace prize. He also made his jailer he's deputy president.