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event one
Nelson Mandela is born in South Africa. -
event two
Mandela joins the African National Congress (ANC), a political party. -
event three
The South African government introduces a ssytem of laws called apartheid. -
event four
protesters are killed in a demonstration, and the ANC becomes an illegal organization. -
event five
Mandela and others activists are arrested. -
event six
he goes to trial and receives a life sentence. -
event seven
he spends 27 years in prison. people protest and he is finally released. -
event eight
he wins the nobel peace prize. -
event nine
all black people can vote for the first time, and Mandela becomes the president. -
event ten
Mandela retires from politics.