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Born
Born in a South African village called Mvezo. His name was Rolihlahla meaning "trouble maker" -
Mission school
At seven years old, young Mandela went to the mission school. His teacher gave a english name called Nelson. -
Deceased father
Nelson's father deceased when Nelson was nine. He goes to live with his Uncle who is the king of a tribe. -
Education
Nelson goes to Africa's only middle school -
Runs away
Uncle Jongihi asks Nelson to marry a person Nelson doesn't know. So Nelson decides to run away to Johannesburg. -
Life in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, Nelson becomes best friends named Walter. In a few months, Nelson marries Evelyn -
ANC
Nelson joins the ANC (African National Congress). The ANC decided to do a peaceful protest against discrimination. -
Separating people
The South African government starts to pass apartheid laws. The goverment separates people by their skin color -
Becoming a lawyer
Nelson opens a law firm. He defends black people when black people have trouble following the laws. -
Defiance Campaign
Nelson Mandela starts to do a peaceful protest. One of the protests he did was called a Sit in -
Writes a charter
The ANC writes a freedom charter. It tells that all people are equal. -
Gets married
Nelson Mandela married his second wife. She was called Winne Mandela. They had two daughters. -
Guns up!
The police shoot peaceful protesters. 69 people died and hundreds of people got badly injured. -
Secret organization
The ANC became a secret organization. Nelson Mandela travels under a false name to find support for the ANC. -
Starts to separate
The South African government starts to separate people by their skin color. -
Got arrested
Nelson Mandela got arrested because coming to South Africa under a false name. -
Sentenced to a life in Prison
Nelson Mandela and the other ANC members have to live in prison for their whole entire life -
Life in Prison
Life in Robben Island was very hard. The cell was very small he could only call his family once a year. Soon other people in the word starts to do protests. One of the protests was called a boycott. -
Meetings
The government starts to talk with Nelson Mandela to stop Apartheid. -
Free!
Nelson Mandela is free from jail. Mandela meets his family and his friends. Mandela also got the Nobel Peace prize!!! -
Becomes President
Nelson Mandela was the first president to be elected by everyone. Mandela doesn't seek revenge but tries to make a better South Africa. -
Steps down from president
Nelson Mandela steps down from President. -
Deceased
Nelson Mandela deceased at the age of 19.
