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Nelson Mandela
South Africa’s Heroic
Freedom Fighter
BY: Ellen Ampofo
Early Life
Spent 27 years in
prison
Not just a jailbird
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Anti-Apartheid
Nonviolent
advocate
Leader
Politician
Children’s
Advocate
Deputy national
president of the
African National
Congress
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Strong
commitment to
nonviolence
Part of the
underground
armed resistance
activities
Freedom Fighter
Fought against racial discrimination
Fought to end apartheid in South Africa
Fought for equality for all
Fought for freedom for all
NPR clip
Achievements
Accomplishments
– Presidential Medal of Freedom
Recipient
– Deputy national president of
the African National Congress
– Elected as the President of the
National African Congress in
1991
– Elected as the President of
South
– Received numerous Nobel
Prize Awards
Contributions
The Nelson Mandela Foundation
– Making a difference on the HIV/AIDS issue
– Improving the situation of children in rural schools
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
– Develop partnerships to improve children’s well being
– Promote children’s rights through social awareness
– Sustain a sound financial and knowledge base for
youth
Bibliography
Askmen is a web site a wonderful interactive Web Site for men.
(http://www.askmen.com/men/business_politics/58b_nelson_mandela.html)
Chamusso, Patrick. A former freedom fighter makes a home for kids
orphaned by AIDS. People Heroes Among Us, Vol. 66/ Pg. 119
Medal of Freedom is a Web Site about recipients of the Medal of Freedom
Awards. (http://www.medaloffreedom.com/NelsonMandela.htm)
NPR (Producer) News & Notes, November 7, 2006. Mandela’s Friend Pens
Authorized Biography. [On-line audio]. (Available on
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6448074)
O'Meara, Donna. (2006) A troublemaker is born. Faces: People, Places,
and Cultures, v22 i6/ p10
Pbs is a great educational Web Site.
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/)
Sa-venues is an informational Web Site about South Africa. (http://www.savenues.com/nelson_mandela.htm)
Time is a historical news magazine.
(http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/mandela.html