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What have they got in common?
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Colonisation by the Dutch in 1652.
System of government known as ‘Apartheid’.
Apartheid set in law• 1948 - Policy of
apartheid (separateness) adopted when National Party (NP) takes power.
• 1950 - Population classified by race. Blacks and whites segregated.
Apartheid
ANC
• Mandela became leader of the African National Congress (A political party formed in 1912)
• ANC responded to oppression with a campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela.
Snapshot of Mandela’s life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYBIF6ZI-cI
Robben Island: Food allotments
Peaceful protest.
Dialogue.
Nobel Peace Prize 1993
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
Mandela represents:
Reflection