Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid means when the Racial-segregation policy of the government of South Africa that lasted from from 1948 to 1994. They would call black citenzens "Bantus". Them and everyone that was not white did not have full blown rights like the rest of them. A example was that they couldnt vote in parliamentary elections. An example of apartheid was when they made Black National States. In basic, apartheid means racial separation.

Nelson Mandela has been a looked as a big hero for Africa. After 26 long years in prison, he had a plan to chage Africa for the better. He had seen first hand how bad it was to be treated unequally because when he was in prison, he had to do harsh work. He was part of a lot things to stop apartheid, for example the ANC's non-violent campaign. Mandela started to negotiated with the white government of Africa to end apartheid. Soon after,he was became president and served for about five years. He believed that all citizens in Africa were the same regardless of their backgrounds, they were all equal to him.Because of his believes, this made him a icon to African people because he believed Africa can live in unity.