Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

This term our class has been learning about a very famous person called Nelson
Mandela.  Nelson Mandela helped get rid of the apartheid. Nelson Mandela won the
Nobel Peace Prize.  He was arrested four times for what he believed in.

Firstly, From 1948 until 1994 Nelson Mandela  fought peacefully against apartheid.
He worked with Indian, coloured and Muslims to help achieve  his goal. During his
time working to abolish apartheid Nelson Mandela had to serve 27 years in prison.
Once he got out of prison he worked with the  president of South Africa to get rid of
apartheid. 3 years after Nelson Mandela got out of prison he won the Nobel Peace
Prize for a peaceful ending to apartheid.

Secondly, In 1993 Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Frederik Willem De Klerk also won the Nobel Peace Prize at the same time as Nelson
Mandela. They won the Nobel Peace Prize for their peacefully  getting rid of the
apartheid.

Thirdly,  Nelson Mandela was sent to prison He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962,
and sentenced to life in prison for trying to overthrow the state following one  of his
Trials. Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island,
Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison. He spent 5 years at Robben Island
breaking rocks.  He was freed from prison by President F. W. de Klerk.

Finally,  Nelson Mandela is still very famous and important person in history and he
still is today.  Nelson Mandela is very famous for working to get rid of the apartheid.
For winning the Nobel Peace Prize. During his lifetime Nelson Mandela got sent to
prison.