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In 1962 he went to Algeria for training in guerrilla warfare and sabotage, returning to South Africa later that year. On August 5, shortly after his return, Mandela was arrested at a road block in Natal; he was subsequently sentenced to five years in prison. …

Nelson Mandela – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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Son of a chief, Nelson Mandela studied law and became one of South Africa's first black lawyers. Early in the 1950s he was elected leader of the youth wing of the ANC (African National Congress) …

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Nelson Mandela became an important figure in the ANC, and he helped set up and lead a section for young people called the ANC Youth …

Nelson Mandela - Quotes, Biography & Death - HISTORY

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Nelson Mandela – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political …

Why is Nelson Mandela famous? – KnowsWhy.com

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Nelson Mandela is a famous world figure because of his contribution to his country in South Africa. Â Being South Africa’s first president from a truly …

How Nelson Mandela fought apartheid—and why his …

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Over his 27 years of imprisonment, Mandela became the world’s best-known political prisoner. His words were banned in South Africa, but he was already the …

Biography of Nelson Mandela – Nelson Mandela …

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He only started studying again through the University of London after his imprisonment in 1962 but also did not complete that degree. In 1989, while in the last months of his imprisonment, he obtained an LLB through the …

8 Ways Nelson Mandela Changed the World — (RED)

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Mandela Becomes a Free Man, 25 Years Ago - HISTORY

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If the boisterous reception was Mandela’s first indication of how famous he’d become during his years of confinement, it also offered reminders of how much the world had changed.