Nelson Mandela
Presidential years
South Africa
South Africa is called a rainbow nation
In 1948 the governament created a system that legally separated white people and black people
This system was called apartheid
Life
Nelson Mandelo was born in South africa in 1918, he sudied law ans become a lawyer in Johannesburg
continued until 1994
he died in 2013 aged 95
Prison
Mandela criticised the government and organised protest
in 1964 arrived the life sentence to Robben Island
bad detention conditions
1960s
In 1960s other countries began to oppose the apartheid system in South Africa
In 1990 Nelson Mandela was released
In 1994 First elections for black people
Nelson Mandela became the first black president
in 1993 nelson mandela won the nobel peace prize