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Starter Questions How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison? What other name did some South Africans call Nelson Mandela as a sign of respect? What year was the treaty of Waitangi signed? What is the largest lake in New Zealand? What is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia? What is the Maori name for the North and South islands of New Zealand?

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Starter Questions. How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison? What other name did some South Africans call Nelson Mandela as a sign of respect? What year was the treaty of Waitangi signed? What is the largest lake in New Zealand? What is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia ? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Starter Questions

Starter Questions

• How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

• What other name did some South Africans call Nelson Mandela as a sign of respect?

• What year was the treaty of Waitangi signed?• What is the largest lake in New Zealand?• What is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?• What is the Maori name for the North and South

islands of New Zealand?

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SOUTH AFRICA The ANC and Nelson Mandela

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Today’s Aims

• To recall who the ANC were and find out what they did

• To find out who Nelson Mandela was and why he is a significant historical figure

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Who were the ANC…?

• African National Congress• Formed in 1912• Formed to unite the African people and

challenge the political, social, and economic situation in South Africa at the time

• Aimed to voice the opinions of workers/peasants/suppressed people who had no say.

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What did they do??

• Boycotts

• Non violent protests

• Strikes

• Armed Struggle

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Campaign for the Defiance of unjust laws

• 1952 Campaign for the Defiance of unjust laws – They travelled across the country to organize

protests against discriminatory policies

• They promoted the Freedom Charter, ratified by the Congress of the People in 1955.

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Nelson Mandela

• Who was he?

• What did he do?

• Why did he do the things he did?

• What were the consequences of his actions?

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Who was he?

• He studied law at University where he first became involved in anti-apartheid protesting

• He joined the ANC in 1942• He took part in and instigated non violent

protest action • He was arrested in 1956 along with 150 other

political protestors-They were acquitted

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The ANC and Mandela

• He instigated the Armed Struggle of the ANC• Believed non-violent action was not making a

big enough impact • He initiated a three-day strike of the workers

in 1961 and was arrested the following year for leading it again

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Mandela and prison

• Arrested and imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 years. Spent a further 9 years in Pollsmore prison.

• Released 1990

• 1991 became the president of the ANC

• His Aim: To achieve the right to vote for Blacks

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Release from prison

• Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after a change of presidency and a lift on the ban of the ANC actions.

• 1991 became the president of the ANC

• 1994 The first multi racial elections were conducted. Mandela was elected as the first black president of South Africa.