Nelson Mandela
At the beginning of 1948, South Africa put to use a legal system of institutionalized racial segregation, also known as Apartheid. The system was meant for making sure the country’s politics, economy, and social structures favored the white population which was considered a minority.
It’s no secret that the majority of the black population disliked the system, but they didn’t know how to overcome it. Some of them even tried to resist, but that only contributed to them getting arrested and locked up, so eventually, no one tried anymore.
Nelson Mandela was one of the few people that has been vocal about Apartheid since the beginning. He was arrested several times and charged with treason between 1948 and 1956. He also joined the South African Communist Party and protested against the system.
Additionally, in 1962, Mandela conducted a sabotage campaign against the South African government, leading to him being imprisoned. However, he never gave up, not even after he was imprisoned for life, and continued to break the rules in order to change the system.
He was released in 1990, and became the first President of South Africa, and established a new nation for its people.
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